Changes in cerebral blood flow velocities during childhood absence seizures

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 132-135

  De Simone, Roberto ^a,b   Silvestrini, Mauro ^a,b,c   Marciani, Maria Grazia ^a,b   Curatolo, Paolo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032006271     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(97)00165-3     Document Type: Article

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