Neurofeedback treatment of epilepsy

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 1 SPEC.ISS., 2005, Pages 163-176

  Walker, Jonathan E ^a,b   Kozlowski, Gerald P ^a,b  

^a Neurotherapy Center of Dallas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EXPERIENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEUROFEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9644278307     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2004.07.009     Document Type: Review

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