Idiopathic generalized epilepsies with typical absences

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 403-411

  Duncan, John S ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Childhood absence epilepsy; Electroencephalogram; Epilepsy with generalised tonic clonic seizures on awakening; Juvenile absence epilepsy; Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; AROUSAL; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYELID; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYOCLONUS; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; OSCILLATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; THALAMUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 0030880214     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050113     Document Type: Review

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