Prevalence of photoparoxysmal response among South Indian epilepsy patients

Seizure

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 397-401

  Radhakrishnan, K ^a   Nayak, S D ^a   Nandini, V S ^a   Venugopal, A ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Intermittent photic stimulation; Photoparoxysmal response; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; STROBOSCOPY;

EID: 0031736136     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(05)80009-3     Document Type: Article

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