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W Curt LaFrance Jr

Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Brown University
Verified email at brown.edu
Cited by 10583

Executive control function: a review of its promise and challenges for clinical research. A report from the Committee on Research of the American Neuropsychiatric …

DR Royall, EC Lauterbach… - The Journal of …, 2002 - Am Neuropsych Assoc
This report reviews the state of the literature and opportunities for research related to
“executive control function”(ECF). ECF has recently been separated from the specific …

Minimum requirements for the diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: a staged approach: a report from the International League Against Epilepsy …

WC LaFrance Jr, GA Baker, R Duncan… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
An international consensus group of clinician‐researchers in epilepsy, neurology,
neuropsychology, and neuropsychiatry collaborated with the aim of developing clear …

Management of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

WC LaFrance Jr, M Reuber, LH Goldstein - Epilepsia, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) N europsychobiology C
ommission gave the charge to provide practical guidance for health professionals for the …

International consensus clinical practice statements for the treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions associated with epilepsy

MP Kerr, S Mensah, F Besag, B De Toffol, A Ettinger… - 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In order to address the major impact on quality of life and epilepsy management caused by
associated neuropsychiatric conditions, an international consensus group of epileptologists …

Emotional stimuli and motor conversion disorder

V Voon, C Brezing, C Gallea, R Ameli, K Roelofs… - Brain, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Conversion disorder is characterized by neurological signs and symptoms related to an
underlying psychological issue. Amygdala activity to affective stimuli is well characterized in …

Cognitive behavioral therapy for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

WC LaFrance Jr, IW Miller, CE Ryan, AS Blum… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2009 - Elsevier
Treatment trials for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are few, despite the high
prevalence and disabling nature of the disorder. We evaluated the effect of cognitive …

Can semiology predict psychogenic nonepileptic seizures? A prospective study

TU Syed, WC LaFrance Jr, ES Kahriman… - Annals of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Reducing health and economic burdens from diagnostic delay of psychogenic
nonepileptic seizures (PNES) requires prompt referral for video electroencephalography …

Psychiatric comorbidities in epilepsy

WC LaFrance Jr, AM Kanner, B Hermann - International review of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Psychiatric disorders can be identified in 25–50% of patients with epilepsy, with higher
prevalence among patients with poorly controlled seizures. These disturbances include …

Differentiating between nonepileptic and epileptic seizures

O Devinsky, D Gazzola, WC LaFrance Jr - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2011 - nature.com
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) resemble epileptic seizures and are often
misdiagnosed and mistreated as the latter. Occasionally, epileptic seizures are …

Conversion disorder: current problems and potential solutions for DSM-5

J Stone, WC LaFrance Jr, R Brown, D Spiegel… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Conversion disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-
TR) describes neurological symptoms, including weakness, numbness and events …