Sequential occurrence of benign partial epilepsy and childhood absence epilepsy in three patients

Brain and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 212-215

  Gambardella, Antonio ^a   Aguglia, Umberto ^a   Guerrini, Renzo ^b   Morelli, Francesco ^a   Zappia, Mario ^a   Quattrone, Aldo ^a  

^a Inst of Neurologv Sch of Medicine   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benign partial epilepsy; Childhood absence epilepsy; Electroencephalogram

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; REMISSION;

EID: 0030152962     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0387-7604(95)00133-6     Document Type: Article

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