When should induction protocols be used in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with paroxysmal events?

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 863-867

  Parra, Jaime ^a   Kanner, Andrés M ^a,b   Iriarte, Jorge ^a   Gil Nagel, Antonio ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Induction protocols; Long term monitoring; Pseudoseizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; STATISTICS; TELEMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEIZURES; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0032133235     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01181.x     Document Type: Article

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