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Literary Factitious Epilepsy Syndromes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 November 2014
Abstract
Several factitious epileptic syndromes have been associated with famous literary characters. While these syndromes include symptoms other than pseudoseizures, and while pseudoseizures can occur in other syndromes, a review of these disorders provides insights into factitious seizures and epilepsy.
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- CNS Spectrums , Volume 7 , Issue 12: Investigating Neuropsychiatric Disorders , December 2002 , pp. 875 - 876
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002
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