The effect of television frame rate on EEG abnormalities in photosensitive and pattern-sensitive epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1124-1131

  Fylan, F ^a   Harding, G F A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer game seizures; Frame rate; Pattern sensitive epilepsy; Photosensitive epilepsy; Television

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEVISION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OSCILLOMETRY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 0030756552     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01202.x     Document Type: Article

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