Ethical use of placebos and provocative testing in diagnosing nonepileptic seizures
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 47 (4) , 866-870
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.47.4.866
Abstract
Neurologists use placebos during provocative testing to diagnose suspected conversion symptoms. Recent reviews address ethical issues of placebo use in controlled studies. [3] Here, we review a brief history of the placebo and consider ethical issues related to placebo use in provocative testing.Keywords
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