Electrophysiological study of myoclonic seizures in children

Brain and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 279-284

  Oguni, Hirokazu ^a   Mukahira, Kyoko ^a   Uehara, Takashi ^a   Matsuzaki, Mihoko ^a   Osawa, Makiko ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Back averaging; Generalized spike and wave complex; Myoclonic epilepsies; Myoclonic seizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LATENT PERIOD; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NERVE CONDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 0030962951     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(97)00579-2     Document Type: Article

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