Differential diagnosis of staring spells in children: A video-EEG study

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-202

  Carmant, Lionel ^a   Kramer, Uri ^b   Holmes, Gregory L ^b   Mikati, Mohamad A ^b   Riviello, James J ^b   Helmers, Sandra L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPULSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTYPY; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0030004379     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(96)00080-X     Document Type: Article

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