Cognition-induced epilepsy associated with specific emotional precipitants

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 360-362

  Woods, Rebekah J ^a   Gruenthal, Michael ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Emotional; Epilepsy; Precipitant; Reflex; Seizure; Sexual abuse; Stress

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSEUDOEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; SEIZURES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33747827201     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.06.015     Document Type: Article

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