Time distribution of epileptic seizures during video-EEG monitoring. Implications for health insurance systems in developing countries

Seizure

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 475-477

  Quiroga, R C Q ^a   Pirra, L ^a   Podesta, C ^a   Leiguarda, R C ^a   Rabinowicz, A L ^a,b  

^a FLENI   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrera   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Health system; Sleep; Video EEG

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031431818     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(97)80023-4     Document Type: Article

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