Intractable epilepsy: A survey of patients and caregivers

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 756-764

  Wheless, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Intractable epilepsy; Quality of life; Seizures; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG ERUPTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HAIR LOSS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; KETOGENIC DIET; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE TWITCH; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SLURRED SPEECH; TELEPHONE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES;

EID: 33646508528     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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