Postictal psychosis: A review

Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 258-264

  Akos Szabo C ^a   Lancman, Marcelo ^b   Stagno, Susan ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex partial seizures; Diagnosis; Dopamine; Epilepsy; Epileptic psychosis; Outcome; Postictal psychosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 10144222043     PISSN: 0894878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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