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ERIC Number: EJ221669
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Nov
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Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, and Anticonvulsant Therapy.
Kaufman, Kenneth Roland; Katz-Garris, Lynda
American Journal of Mental Deficiency, v84 n3 p256-59 Nov 1979
Inappropriate or inadequately documented medication for patients in mental retardation institutions is a major medical and economic problem. Within a 127-patient ward, 41 patients were treated with anticonvulsants. Of these patients, 24 had no documented indications for usage. (Author)
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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