Improving outcomes: overcoming the challenges of epilepsy in people with learning disabilities.
Epilepsy is common among people with learning disabilities, and is associated with other physical and mental disorders and an increased risk of premature death. Effective control of epileptic seizures is crucial, since seizures themselves, their underlying cause and/or treatment may result in signif...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing Vol. 4; no. 10; pp. 471 - 481 |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
Oct2008
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