Rhythmic Slow Activity in Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-48

  Mitsudome, Akihisa ^a   Ohu, Masaharu ^a   Yasumoto, Sawa ^a   Ogawa, Atsushi ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benign Childhood Epilepsy; Clonazepam; Electroencephalography; Rhythmic Slow Activity; Rolandic Discharge

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; SPIKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONAZEPAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031033208     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005949702800108     Document Type: Article

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