Usefulness of focal rhythmic discharges on scalp EEG of patients with focal cortical dysplasia and intractable epilepsy

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 243-249

  Gambardella, Antonio ^a,c   Palmini, André ^b   Andermann, Frederick ^a   Dubeau, François ^a   Da Costa, Jaderson C ^b   Quesney, L Felipe ^a   Andermann, Eva ^a   Olivier, André ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Cattedra di Neurologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical dysplastic lesions; Intractable partial epilepsy; Scalp EEG

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SPIKE;

EID: 0030011161     PISSN: 00134694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-4694(95)00266-9     Document Type: Article

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