Photosensitivity and epilepsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 571-578

  Verrotti, Alberto ^a   Trotta, Daniela ^a   Salladini, Carmela ^a   di Corcia, Giovanna ^a   Chiarelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLOBAZAM; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

AGE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENETRANCE; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TECHNOLOGY; TELEVISION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 10444258070     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380401900802     Document Type: Review

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