Mah-Jong-induced epilepsy: A special reflex epilepsy in Chinese society

Seizure

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-22

  Wan, Chin Lung ^a   Lin, Tsu Kung ^b   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^b   Chang, Chen Sheng ^c   Chen, Shang Der ^b   Chuang, Yao Chung ^c  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer games; Mah Jong; Reflex epilepsy; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX EPILEPSY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; AROUSAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12144250682     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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