Topographic mapping and clinical analysis of benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes

Brain and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-32

  Tsai, Min Lan ^a   Hung, Kun Long ^b  

^a SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes; Benign rolandic epilepsy; Dipole; Rolandic spikes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPOLE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; SPIKE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031939620     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(97)00089-2     Document Type: Article

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