Seizures induced by frustration and despair due to unresolved moral and political issues: A rare case of reflex epilepsy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 94-96

  Cohen, Oren ^a   River, Yaron ^a   Abramsky, Oded ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Despair; Emotional trigger; Frustration; Moral issues; Reflex epilepsy; Temporal networks

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMOTION; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; MALE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX EPILEPSY;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; DEPRESSION; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; PHENYTOIN; POLITICS; SEIZURES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032941649     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00293-7     Document Type: Article

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