Photosensitivity and epilepsy: A follow-up study

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 347-351

  Verrotti, Alberto ^a   Trotta, Daniela ^a   Salladini, Carmela ^a   di Corcia, Giovanna ^a   Latini, Giuseppe ^b   Cutarella, Rocco ^c   Chiarelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c San Valentino Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 2342588077     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162204000568     Document Type: Article

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