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Medline ® Abstract for Reference 76

of 'Evaluation and management of drug-resistant epilepsy'

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Four-year incidence of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in adults in hamilton county, OH.
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Szaflarski JP, Ficker DM, Cahill WT, Privitera MD
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Neurology. 2000;55(10):1561.
 
In this retrospective study, the incidence of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in Hamilton County, OH, between 1995 and 1998 was determined. The mean incidence of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures was 3.03/100,000, with the highest incidence in 1998 (4.6/100,000). Most patients with the diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures were aged 25 to 45 years (4.38/100,000).
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Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH 45267-0505, USA. jerzy.szaflarski@uc.edu
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