Errors in EEGs and the misdiagnosis of epilepsy: Importance, causes, consequences, and proposed remedies

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-262

  Benbadis, Selim R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FORCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAW SUIT; LEISURE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STAFF TRAINING; SYNCOPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 35748946308     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.05.013     Document Type: Editorial

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