The diagnostic value of the EEG in Angelman and Rett syndrome at a young age

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 404-408

  Laan, Laura A E M ^a   Brouwer, Oebele F ^a   Begeer, Co H ^b   Zwinderman, Aeilko H ^c   Gert Van Dijk, J ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Early diagnosis; EEG features; Infancy; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIKE WAVE;

ANGELMAN SYNDROME; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; RETT SYNDROME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031839268     PISSN: 00134694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-4694(98)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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