Seizure severity is associated with quality of life independent of seizure frequency

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 325-329

  Bautista, Ramon Edmundo D ^a   Tannahill Glen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Liverpool Seizure Severity Scale; Quality of life; Quality of Life in Epilepsy 10; Seizure frequency; Seizure severity; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEIZURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349835419     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.07.037     Document Type: Article

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