Postictal violence and epilepsy

Psychosomatics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 478-480

  Mendez, Mario F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; SEIZURE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031660410     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(98)71312-X     Document Type: Letter

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