Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy misdiagnosed as sleep apnea syndrome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-71

  Oldani, A ^a   Zucconi, M ^a   Castronovo, C ^a   Ferini Strambi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy; OSA

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0031776871     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07381.x     Document Type: Article

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