Abstract
Pseudoseizures are often misdiagnosed. We report a patient with pseudostatus epilepticus who has had 27 venous cutdowns on different occasions when she was admitted to hospital with repeated seizures.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Conversion Disorder / diagnosis
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Conversion Disorder / psychology
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Conversion Disorder / therapy*
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Critical Care / psychology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Hysteria / diagnosis
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Hysteria / psychology
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Hysteria / therapy*
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Psychophysiologic Disorders / diagnosis
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Psychophysiologic Disorders / psychology
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Psychophysiologic Disorders / therapy*
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Status Epilepticus / diagnosis
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Status Epilepticus / psychology
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Status Epilepticus / therapy*
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Suicide / psychology
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Venous Cutdown / psychology*