A novel nonpharmacologic treatment for photosensitive epilepsy: A report of three patients tested with blue cross-polarized glasses

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1158-1162

  Kepecs, Migdana R ^a   Boro, Alex ^b   Haut, Sheryl ^b   Kepecs, Gilbert ^c   Moshé, Solomon L ^b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Photic stimulation; Photoparoxysmal; Polarization

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTACLES; STIMULUS; TELEVISION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COLOR; COMPUTERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; OPTICS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TELEVISION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544363677     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.07004.x     Document Type: Article

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