Video-based training improves the accuracy of seizure diagnosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 466-470

  Seneviratne, Udaya ^a,b   Ding, Catherine ^a   Bower, Simon ^a   Craig, Simon ^a   Leech, Michelle ^b   Phan, Thanh G ^a,b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAFF TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEIZURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84895788264     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-306618     Document Type: Article

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