Influence of somatosensory input on paroxysmal activity in benign rolandic epilepsy with 'extreme somatosensory evoked potentials'

Brain

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 647-658

  Manganotti, P ^a,b   Miniussi, C ^a   Santorum, E ^a   Tinazzi, M ^a   Bonato, C ^a   Marzi, C A ^a   Fiaschi, A ^a   Dalla Bernardina, B ^a   Zanette, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO BORGO ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

EEG; EEG spike; Epilepsy; Hyperexcitability of sensorimotor cortex; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0031955294     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/121.4.647     Document Type: Article

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