| 释义 |
pseudoseizure hys·ter·ic con·vul·sion , hysteroid convulsionconvulsions resulting from conversion disorder (for which hysteria is an older form). See: psychogenic seizure. Compare: somatoform disorder. Synonym(s): pseudoseizure, psychogenic convulsionpseudoseizure (sood?o-se'zhur) [ pseudo- + seizure] A series of movements or behaviors that resemble a seizure but are not caused by abnormal electrical brain activity. Some are simulated for secondary gain, and some by psychological causes; they can be stopped by an act of will. Synonym: nonepileptic attack disorder; psychogenic nonepileptic seizure |