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...

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Published in:British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing Vol. 4; no. 10; pp. 471 - 481
Main Author: Hanson C
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Holdings Limited Oct2008
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost