Why do seizures occur when they do? Situations perceived to be associated with increased or decreased seizure likelihood in people with epilepsy and intellectual disability

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-84

  Illingworth, Josephine L ^a   Watson, Peter ^b   Ring, Howard ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NIHR Collaborations for Applied Health Research and Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Genetic syndrome; Inhibiting factor; Intellectual disability; Seizure precipitant; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DECREASED SEIZURE LIKELIHOOD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCREASED SEIZURE LIKELIHOOD; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETT SYNDROME; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; PROBABILITY; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907222527     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.08.016     Document Type: Article

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