Does physical exercise influence the occurrence of epileptiform EEG discharges in children?

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-284

  Nakken, Karl O ^a,b   Løyning, Alvhild ^a   Løyning, Tone ^a   Gløersen, Gunvor ^a   Larsson, Pål G ^a  

^a National Center for Epilepsy   (Norway)

^b National Center for Epilepsy   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Exercise; Interictal EEG discharge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030898302     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01118.x     Document Type: Article

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