Video-EEG telemetry: Apparent manifestation of both epileptic and non-epileptic attacks causing potential diagnostic pitfalls

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-106

  Raymond, A A ^a   Gilmore, W V ^b   Scott, C A ^b   Fish, David R ^b   Smith, S J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non epileptic seizures; Video EEG telemetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TELEMETRY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEIZURES; TELEMETRY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0033139878     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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