Epilepsy: Creative sparks

Practical Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 219-226

  Thomas, Rhys H ^a   Mullins, Jane M ^b   Waddington, Tracey ^c   Nugent, Kane ^d   Smith, Phil E M ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; EPILEPSY; HISTORY; HUMAN;

ART; CREATIVENESS; EPILEPSY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 77955766777     PISSN: 14747758     EISSN: 14747766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.217984     Document Type: Article

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