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Hysterical fits previously diagnosed as epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Alec Roy
Alec Roy*
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr Alec Roy, The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ.
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Synopsis

Seventeen patients with hysterical fits, previously diagnosed and treated by neurologists as epileptics, were distinguished from a matched control group of 17 epileptics by 5 factors: a family history and personal history of psychiatric disorder, attempted suicide, sexual maladjustment, and a current affective syndrome.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , May 1977 , pp. 271 - 273
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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