Investigation of vehicle driving ability in two diagnostic groups of epileptic patients with special neuropsychological approach

Medicine and Law

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-287

  Barcs, Gábor ^a   Vitrai, József ^a   Halász, Péter ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRIVING ABILITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST;

EID: 0031545539     PISSN: 07231393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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