Systemic lupus erythematosus and myoclonic epileptic manifestations

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-132

  Mecarelli, O ^a,b   De Feo, M R ^a,b   Accornero, N ^a,b   Paffetti, A ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lamotrigine; Myoclonic epilepsy; SLE; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LAMOTRIGINE; PENTOBARBITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PREDNISONE; TRIAZINES;

EID: 0032770974     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720050020     Document Type: Article

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