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10512779

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
Psychological interventions aimed at seizure management are described with a 14-year-old boy with a learning disability and intractable epilepsy. Baseline records suggested that a majority of tonic seizures and 'drop attacks' were associated with going off to sleep and by environmental 'startles'. Psychological formulation implicated sudden changes in arousal levels as an underlying mechanism of action. Cognitive-behavioural countermeasures were employed to alter arousal levels and processes in different ways in different 'at-risk' situations. A multiple baseline design was used to control for non-specific effects of interventions on non-targeted seizures. Results suggested significant declines in the number of sleep onset and startle-response seizures were attained by these methods. Gains were maintained at 2-month follow-up.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1059-1311
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1999 BEA Trading Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
358-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Psychological management of intractable seizures in an adolescent with a learning disability.
pubmed:affiliation
The Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast BT12 6BE, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports