Epilepsy or stereotypy? Diagnostic issues in learning disabilities

Seizure

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-120

  Paul, Audrey ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; EEG; Nonepileptic; Stereotypy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONSCIOUSNESS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTYPY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031006365     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(97)80064-7     Document Type: Article

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