Partial epilepsy of long duration: Changing semiology with age

Epilepsia

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 162-164

  Tinuper, Paolo ^a   Provini, Federica ^a   Marini, Carla ^a   Cerullo, Angelina ^a   Plazzi, Giuseppe ^a   Avoni, Patrizia ^a   Baruzzi, Agostino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Partial epilepsy; Prognosis; Semiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030024915     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00007.x     Document Type: Article

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