The lived experience of initial symptoms of and factors triggering epileptic seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 513-520

  Pinikahana, Jaya ^a   Dono, Joanne ^a  

^a The Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aura; Initial symptoms; Lived experience; Prodrome; Seizures; Trigger factors

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONFUSION; DISEASE CONTROL; EPILEPSY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SEIZURE; SELF CONTROL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRESS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; CATS; CONFUSION; DOGS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67849119411     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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