Significance of head turn sequences in temporal lobe onset seizures

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-250

  Abou Khalil, Bassel ^a   Fakhoury, Toufic ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dystonia; head turning; secondary generalization; temporal lobe seizure; version

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0029943313     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(95)00100-X     Document Type: Article

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