Effectiveness of a particular blue lens on photoparoxysmal response in photosensitive epileptic patients

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-166

  Capovilla, G ^a   Beccaria, F ^a   Romeo, A ^b   Veggiotti, P ^c   Canger, R ^d   Paladin, F ^e  

^a CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Headache Centre Department of Neurology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blue tinted lenses; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGHT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REACTION TIME; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0033139052     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720050026     Document Type: Article

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