Photic reflex myoclonus: A neurophysiological study in progressive myoclonus epilepsies

Epilepsia

Volumn 40, Issue 9 SUPPL. 4, 1999, Pages 50-58

  Rubboli, Guido ^a   Meletti, Stefano ^a   Gardella, Elena ^a   Zaniboni, Anna ^a   D'Orsi, Giuseppe ^a   Dravet, Charlotte ^b   Tassinari, Carlo Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Centre Sant Paul   (France)

Author keywords

Myoclonus; Photic reflex myoclonus; Photosensitivity; Polygraphy; Progressive myoclonus epilepsies

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REFLEX EPILEPSY;

EID: 0032858249     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00907.x     Document Type: Article

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