The role of nonpharmaceutic conservative interventions in the treatment and secondary prevention of epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 9, 2002, Pages 2-5

  Wolf, Peter ^a  

^a EPILEPSY CENTER BETHEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hygienic lifestyle; Secondary prevention; Seizure arrest; Seizure facilitation; Seizure precipitation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRUG INDICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; EXPERIENCE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MYOCLONUS; NERVE CELL; NIGHT WORK; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REFLEX EPILEPSY; RELAXATION TRAINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SPECTACLES; STRESS; TELEVISION; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036434052     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.43.s.9.2.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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