VALIDATION OF A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CLINICAL SEIZURE DIAGNOSIS

被引:116
作者
REUTENS, DC
HOWELL, RA
GEBERT, KE
BERKOVIC, SF
机构
[1] AUSTIN HOSP,DEPT HUMAN PHYSIOL,HEIDELBERG,VIC 3084,AUSTRALIA
[2] UNIV MELBOURNE,DEPT MED,PARKVILLE,VIC 3052,AUSTRALIA
关键词
EPILEPSY; SEIZURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb01760.x
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
A detailed questionnaire has been devised for diagnosis of seizure type. It is suitable for administration by trained interviewers, either directly or by telephone. A comparison of physician-based and questionnaire-based diagnoses showed almost perfect agreement in classification of patients into those with seizures of either generalized or focal origin. Substantial to almost-perfect agreement was reached in diagnosis of patients with most individual seizure types. Disagreement in differentiation between simple and complex partial seizures (CPS) probably reflects the limitations of the clinical method rather than of the questionnaire itself. The questionnaire should be of value in large-scaled clinical and epidemiologic studies.
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页码:1065 / 1071
页数:7
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