Evaluation of the laboratory and environmental factors that induce seizures in photosensitive epilepsy

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 126-132

  Anyanwu, Ebere ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOR; COMPUTER TERMINAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCULAR VISION; MOTION; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECREATION; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COLOR; COMPUTER TERMINALS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES; VISION, MONOCULAR;

EID: 0033144296     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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