Classification of the epilepsies: Time for a change?

European Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Everitt, Alex D ^a   Sande, J W A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Epilepsies; ICEES; International classification

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; GENETICS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032979277     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008061     Document Type: Review

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