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Chapter 2 - Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures

Historical Overview

from Section 1 - Recognition, Diagnosis, and Impact of Nonepileptic Seizures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2018

By
Michael R. Trimble
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W. Curt LaFrance, Jr  and
Steven C. Schachter
W. Curt LaFrance, Jr
Affiliation:
Brown Medical School, Providence
Steven C. Schachter
Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
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Gates and Rowan's Nonepileptic Seizures , pp. 19 - 30
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Print publication year: 2018

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