Photosensitive epilepsy beyond adolescence: Is freedom from photosensitivity age-dependent?

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-132

  Anyanwu, Ebere C ^a,b,c   Ehiri, John E ^a,b,c   Jones, Joseph ^a,b,c  

^a Neurosciences Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of freedom of sensitivity; Epilepsy; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EEG ABNORMALITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MYOCLONUS; ONSET AGE; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIKE WAVE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0141926657     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2003.15.2.125     Document Type: Article

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