Abstract
In May 2005, an international, interdisciplinary group of researchers gathered in Bethesda, MD, USA, for a workshop to discuss the development of treatments for patients with nonepileptic seizures (NES). Specific subgroup topics that were covered included: pediatric NES; presenting the diagnosis of NES, outcome measures for NES trials; classification of NES subtypes; and pharmacological treatment approaches and psychotherapies. The intent was to develop specific research strategies that can be expanded to involve a large segment of the epilepsy and psychiatric treatment communities. Various projects have resulted from the workshop, including the initial development of a prospective randomized clinical trial for NES.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 451-461 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Epilepsy and Behavior |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2006 |
Keywords
- Clinical trials
- Conversion disorder
- Nonepileptic seizures
- Pharmacotherapy
- Psychotherapy
- Somatoform disorders
- Treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Behavioral Neuroscience