Descriptions of clinical semiology of seizures in literature

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-10

  Wolf, Peter ^a,b  

^a DANISH EPILEPSY CENTRE   (Denmark)

^b Dianalund Epilepsy Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cultural history; Epilepsy in fiction; Images of epilepsy; Seizure types; Semiology

Indexed keywords

EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; LITERATURE, MODERN; MEDICINE IN LITERATURE; SEIZURES;

EID: 33645760900     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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