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Direct linkMayville, Erik A.; Matson, Johnny L. – Behavior Modification, 2004
Seizures can be debilitating across a number of physical, social, occupational, and personal variables. Given the deficits in all of these areas frequently present in persons with mental retardation, effective assessment and subsequent treatment of seizures is a primary goal for individuals with both mental retardation and epilepsy. To thoroughly…
Descriptors: Seizures, Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Poindexter, Ann R.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
Antiepileptic drug prescriptions were analyzed for 337 institutionalized individuals with mental retardation, over 54 months. Results indicated decreasing numbers of individuals receiving (1) more than 2 antiepileptic drugs concurrently, and (2) barbiturates. Over 90% of a group undergoing barbiturate taper maintained the same or improved seizure…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Incidence
