Epilepsy or pseudo-epilepsy?
Vafiadis, P.
Australian Family Physician 24(5): 868-869
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8495 PMID: 7794151 Document Number: 443089
The practitioner must be sensitive to the possibility of patients' hidden agendas in presentation, particularly in cases with associated inconsistencies. Issues can be clarified by comprehensive clinical assessment and communication with other health professionals and significant others. This case illustrates some of these issues.
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