Postictal Psychosis: Resolution after Electroconvulsive Therapy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 363-366

  Pascual Aranda, Ana ^a   Garcia Morales, Irene ^a   Sanz Fuentenebro, Javier ^a  

^a University Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Partial complex seizures; Postictal psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347871407     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0223     Document Type: Article

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