Seizures in Chiari I malformation: A clinical and electroencephalographic study

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 446-450

  Elia, Maurizio ^a   Biondi, Roberto ^b   Sofia, Vito ^b   Musumeci, Sebastiano A ^a   Ferri, Raffaele ^a   Capovilla, Giuseppe ^c   Curatolo, Paolo ^d  

^a OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c Children's Neuropsychiatric U C P   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0032782924     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389901400707     Document Type: Article

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