Tilt table testing in patients referred from an epilepsy clinic

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 295-299

  Razvi, S S M ^a   Pascual, J ^a   Smith, P E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Syncope; Tilt table; Vasovagal

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEALTH CENTER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; TIME;

EID: 0037745870     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(02)00294-7     Document Type: Article

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