Centro-temporal spikes in non-epileptic children: A long-term follow up

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 60-62

  Verrotti, A ^a   Greco, R ^a   Altobelli, E ^a   Domizio, S ^a   Sabatino, G ^a   Morgese, G ^a   Chiarelli, F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Centro temporal spikes; Childhood epilepsy; EEG; Follow up study; Rolandic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHTMARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SLEEP; TIC; VERTIGO;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SLEEP DISORDERS; TIC DISORDERS; VERTIGO;

EID: 0032909937     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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