Prevalence and descriptive epidemiology of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome among Atlanta children

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1283-1288

  Trevathan, Edwin ^a,c   Murphy, Catherine C ^b   Yeargin Allsopp, Marshalyn ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Depts of Neurology and Pediatrics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood epilepsy; Electroencephalography; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Lennox Gastaut syndrome; Mental retardation; Prevalence; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIKE WAVE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; BLINDNESS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SPASMS, INFANTILE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031454238     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb00065.x     Document Type: Article

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