A general practice-based prevalence study of epilepsy among adults with intellectual disabilities and of its association with psychiatric disorder, behaviour disturbance and carer stress

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-173

  Matthews, T ^a   Weston, N ^b   Baxter, H ^c   Felce, David ^d   Kerr, M ^d  

^a MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carer strain; Epilepsy; Intellectual disabilities; Psychopathology; Seizure characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATONIC SEIZURE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLONIC SEIZURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; SOCIAL STATUS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TONIC SEIZURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; WALES;

EID: 38049187475     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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