Social consequences of epilepsy: A study of 231 Nigerian patients

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 170-175

  Nuhu, Folorunsho T ^a   Fawole, Joseph O ^b   Babalola, Obafemi J ^a   Ayilara, Olaniyi O ^a   Sulaiman, Zainab T ^a  

^a Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; social consequences

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SEIZURE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEIZURES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEIZURES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956232802     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.68360     Document Type: Article

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