Self induced photosensitive epilepsy

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 649-651

  Singhi, Pratibha D ^a   Bansal, Deepak ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood epilepsy; Epilepsy; Photosensitive epilepsy

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RARE DISEASE; REFLEX EPILEPSY; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 4043052208     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02724128     Document Type: Article

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