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Rudrud, Eric; Striefel, Sebastian – Australian Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1981
Three retarded epileptic individuals (17 to 22 years old) with a variety of seizure disorders were provided with 8 to 12 Hz occipital EEG biofeedback training. While seizures were not totally eliminated in any of the Ss, the results of the study indicated that all Ss exhibited decreases in some aspect of their seizure activity. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Electroencephalography, Epilepsy, Feedback
Peer reviewedVeall, R. M. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1974
Descriptors: Age Differences, Downs Syndrome, Drafting, Epilepsy
Peer reviewedZwirecki, Robert J.; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1976
Descriptors: Deafness, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Exceptional Child Research
Litzinger, M. J.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
This examination of the successful community placement of 15 medically fragile individuals with profound mental retardation and complex epilepsy found that simplification of anticonvulsants, early intervention for seizures, and improved staff education resulted in fewer seizures, decreases in emergency room visits for status seizures and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Epilepsy, Group Homes, Multiple Disabilities
