Vomiting attack with ACTH and ADH discharge improves startle epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 322-325

  Hayashi, Masaharu ^a,b   Yasaka, Atsushi ^a   Maruki, Kiyo ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE; VOMITING;

EID: 0029950281     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(96)00055-0     Document Type: Article

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