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Epilepsy and Hysteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

George W. Fenton
George W. Fenton*
Affiliation:
University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DDI 9SY
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Charcot's term ‘hysteroepilepsy’ implies brain mechanisms in common between epilepsy and hysteria. No such direct link between these two conditions exists. Nevertheless, there are a number of indirect associations between epilepsy and hysteria that can lead to confusion in the differential diagnosis and management of the patient with seizures.

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Symposium on Hysteria
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 1 , July 1986 , pp. 28 - 37
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Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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