Epilepsy and athletics

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 605-616

  Fountain, Nathan B ^a,b   May, Anthony C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Absher Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

AEROBIC SPORT; AEROBIC WORK; ATHLETE; CLOSED HEAD INJURY; CONTACT SPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DROWNING; DRUG METABOLISM; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR SPORT; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPEATED HEAD INJURY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SHOOTING SPORT; SPORT; SPORT AT HEIGHT; SPORT INJURY; WHEELED SPORT;

EID: 0038467280     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5919(02)00106-0     Document Type: Review

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