Epileptic automatisms in the criminal courts: 13 Cases tried in England and Wales between 1975 and 2001

Epilepsia

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 138-145

  Reuber, Markus ^a,c   Mackay, Ronnie D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Crime; Criminal law; Epilepsy; Law; Violence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL INTOLERANCE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARSON; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; KIDNAPPING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AUTOMATISM; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; ENGLAND; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WALES;

EID: 37549002518     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01269.x     Document Type: Article

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