Comprehensive Management of Epilepsy in Persons with Mental Retardation
- 1 April 1997
- Vol. 38 (s4) , S24-S31
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb04536.x
Abstract
Epilepsy is a common occurrence in persons with mental retardation. The application of recent advances in epilepsy research to patients with mental retardation has shown that well-accepted principles of management are as relevant for multiply handicapped people as for those with epilepsy alone. Quality enhancement is emphasized as the overarching concept that determines the quality of care provided to patients with epilepsy and mental retardation. This article reviews the comprehensive management of epilepsy, discusses what is known at present, and indicates what is not known and needs further research.Keywords
This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
- Partial Epilepsy of Long Duration: Changing Semiology with AgeEpilepsia, 1996
- The National General Practice Study of EpilepsyArchives of Neurology, 1992
- Episodic symptoms mistaken for seizures in the neurologically impaired childNeurology, 1990
- Differential diagnosis of epileptic versus pseudoepileptic seizures in developmentally disabled personsApplied Research in Mental Retardation, 1986
- Proposal for Classification of Epilepsies and Epileptic SyndromesEpilepsia, 1985
- REDUCTION OF POLYPHARMACY FOR EPILEPSY IN AN INSTITUTION FOR THE RETARDEDDevelopmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 1983
- The Importance of Seizure‐Inducing Factors in the Control of Refractory Forms of EpilepsyEpilepsia, 1983
- Proposal for Revised Clinical and Electroencephalographic Classification of Epileptic SeizuresEpilepsia, 1981
- A Comprehensive, Interdisciplinary Approach to the Care of the Institutionalized Person with EpilepsyEpilepsia, 1977