Seizures in neurofibromatosis 1

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 347-350

  Kulkantrakorn, Kongkiat ^a   Geller, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROFIBROMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032214762     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(98)00075-7     Document Type: Article

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