How is epilepsy treated in people with a learning disability? A retrospective observational study of 183 individuals

Seizure

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 264-268

  Ring, H ^a   Zia, A ^b   Bateman, N ^a   Williams, E ^a   Lindeman, S ^b   Himlok, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care pathways; Epilepsy; Learning disability; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63249112656     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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