Generalized periodic epileptiform discharges: Etiologies, relationship to status epilepticus, and prognosis

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-58

  Husain, Aatif M ^a,b,c   Mebust, Kimberly A ^a   Radtke, Rodney A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Etiology; Generalized periodic epileptiform discharges; Periodic complexes; Prognosis; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033012854     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199901000-00005     Document Type: Article

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