Clinical and electroencephalographic correlates in Rasmussen's encephalitis

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-194

  Ian Andrews, P ^a   McNamara, James O ^b,c,d   Lewis, Darreli V ^e  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Australia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Electroencephalography; False lateralization; Glutamate receptor; Rasmussen's encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY;

EID: 0031052749     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01096.x     Document Type: Article

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