2017
Reply to “Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: We know what they are not. But do we know what they are?”
Altalib HH, Elzamzamy K, Pugh MJ, Gonzalez JB, Cheung KH, Fenton BT, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, LaFrance WC. Reply to “Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: We know what they are not. But do we know what they are?”. Epilepsy & Behavior 2017, 69: 226. PMID: 28392049, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentation
Altalib HH, Elzamzamy K, Pugh MJ, Gonzalez JB, Cheung KH, Fenton BT, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, LaFrance WC. Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentation. Epilepsy & Behavior 2016, 64: 4-8. PMID: 27723497, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresElectronic health recordsNonepileptic seizuresVeterans Affairs electronic health recordsDiagnosis of PNESInappropriate health careMajority of patientsPrimary care providersImpressions of patientsHealth care professionalsMental health professionalsEpilepsy criteriaProvider documentationClinical impressionCare providersCare professionalsInternational LeagueDiagnostic certaintyHealth professionalsPatientsProgress notesHealth recordsHealth careSeizuresNeurologists