Self-reported seizure frequency and time to first event in the seizure monitoring unit

Epilepsia

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 664-668

  Eisenman, Lawrence N ^a,b   Attarian, Hrayr ^a,c   Fessler, A James ^a,d   Vahle, Victoria J ^a   Gilliam, Frank ^a,e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Box 8111 ^*  (United States)

^c VT Regional Sleep Medicine Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Monitoring unit; Seizure frequency; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18244405308     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.58004.x     Document Type: Article

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