Epileptic seizures triggered by the use of a powered toothbrush

Seizure

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-291

  Haytac, M Cenk ^a   Aslan, Kezban ^a   Ozcelik, Onur ^a   Bozdemir, Hacer ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epileptic seizures; Powered toothbrush; Reflex epilepsy; Tooth brushing epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DIPLOPIA; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC AURA; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FRONTAL LOBE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NOCTURNAL SEIZURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX EPILEPSY; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; POWDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 40049112061     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.07.012     Document Type: Article

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