Absence epilepsy in children: The role of EEG in monitoring response to treatment

Seizure

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-148

  Appleton, Richard E ^a   Beirne, Margaret ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absences; Children; Control; EEG; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ABSENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030016364     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(96)80109-9     Document Type: Article

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