Retrospective review of the epidemiology of epilepsy in special schools for children with cerebral palsy, learning difficulties, and language and communication difficulties

McGill Journal of Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-23

  Peet, Danielle Samar ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Epilepsy; Language and communication difficulties; Learning difficulties

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; ONSET AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33645313784     PISSN: 1201026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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