Stress and epilepsy: A patient perception survey

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 511-514

  Haut, Sheryl R ^a,b   Vouyiouklis, Mary ^a   Shinnar, Shlomo ^a,b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Epilepsy; Epilepsy therapy; Seizure control; Stress; Stress reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; YOGA;

EID: 0242690962     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(03)00182-3     Document Type: Article

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