Special types of periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges associated with confusional state in cerebral circulation insufficiency

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 287-292

  Beaumanoir, A ^a   Andre Obadia N ^b   Nahory, A ^b   Zerbi, D ^c  

^a Fondazione Mariani   (Italy)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confusional state; Electroencephalography; Periodic activities; Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs); Vascular

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLOW BRAIN WAVE;

EID: 0030249731     PISSN: 00134694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-4694(96)95609-6     Document Type: Article

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