Non-pharmacological interventions for epilepsy in people with intellectual disabilities

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Beavis, Janine ^a   Kerr, M ^b   Marson, A G ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epilepsy *therapy ; Humans; Mentally disabled persons *psychology

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AROMATHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MUSIC THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SEIZURE; YOGA; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADD ON THERAPY; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ANOREXIA; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ATAXIA; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFUSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOWN SYNDROME; DROWSINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GAIT DISORDER; LEARNING DISORDER; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MONOTHERAPY; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PALLOR; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PERSONALITY DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASH; RATING SCALE; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CINROMIDE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; FLUNARIZINE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPHENOBARBITAL; OXCARBAZEPINE; PARALDEHYDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; PRIMIDONE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS;

EID: 44949151623     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005502.pub2     Document Type: Review

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