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Coulter, David L. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1991
This paper describes current neurological knowledge regarding the recognition, diagnosis, and classification of frontal lobe seizures, and then critiques a study by A. Gedye which suggested that self-injury may be involuntary and related to frontal lobe seizure activity. (JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Etiology
Gedye, A. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1991
This paper responds to a critique (EC 601 489) of a paper on the possible involuntary nature of self-injurious movements in persons with mental retardation, resulting from undiagnosed frontal lobe seizures. The response discusses electroencephalographic techniques, the importance of observable ictal phenomena, the need for other corroborating…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Etiology
Holmes, Gregory L.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
Five responses to Alvarez (EC 220 238) comment on discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs with mentally retarded patients. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Followup Studies
