Expectations and life changes associated with surgery for intractable epilepsy

Journal of Epilepsy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-57

  Wheelock, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Expectations; Life changes; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; EXPECTATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0031888723     PISSN: 08966974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6974(97)00111-4     Document Type: Article

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