Self induction of photosensitive epilepsy - Role of secondary gains and psychological management: Twin case report and literature review

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 96-99

  Chauhan, Ashutosh ^a   Tharoor, Hema ^a   Kar, Nilamadhab ^b   Sinha, Mrigaya ^a   Sharma, Podila Satya ^a   Venkata, Narasimha ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Photosensitive epilepsy (visual sensitive epilepsy); Reflex epilepsy; Self induction

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 34548445565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14331055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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