Evolution of epilepsy in children with mental retardation: Five-year experience in 78 cases

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 464-472

  Eriksson, K ^a,c   Erila T ^a   Kivimaki T ^a   Koivikko, M ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0031896223     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1998)102<0464:EOEICW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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