Community-based study of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 526-531

  Heiskala, Hannu ^a  

^a Rinnekoti Foundation Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Infection; Lennox Gastaut syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; CORTICOTROPIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE; TALTRIMIDE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030917482     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01136.x     Document Type: Article

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