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. 1975 Spring;8(1):1–12. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1975.8-1

Modification of seizure disorders: the interruption of behavioral chains.

S Zlutnick, W J Mayville, S Moffat
PMCID: PMC1311813  PMID: 1141076

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of interruption and differential reinforcement on seizures in children. Seizures were conceptualized as the terminal link in a behavioral chain, resulting in a strategy aimed at identifying and modifying behaviors that reliably preceded the seizure climax. Seizure frequency was reduced in four of five subjects, whereas the frequency of preseizure behavior was reduced in only three subjects. Parents and school personnel were successfully used as change agents.

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