Management of the social consequences of seizures

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 641-649

  Drazkowski, Joseph F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE;

ANHIDROSIS; ATAXIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIVING; DRIVING ABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LAW; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPORT; TREMOR; UNITED STATES; VERTIGO;

EID: 0037731475     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/78.5.641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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