Idiopathic generalized epilepsies with versive or circling seizures

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 219-224

  Aguglia, U ^a   Gambardella, A ^b   Le Piane, E ^b   Messina, D ^b   Russo, C ^b   Oliveri, R L ^b   Zappia, M ^b   Quattrone, A ^b  

^a Policlinico Mater Domini   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Absence seizures; Circling seizures; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Versive seizures

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; ONSET AGE; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032894334     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb07350.x     Document Type: Article

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