Transitory and permanent visual field defects induced by occipital lobe seizures

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 321-325

  Valu, G ^a   Zago, S ^a   Cappellari, A ^a   Bersano, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epileptic eeg; Migraine; Occipital epilepsy; Visual field defects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEIZURE; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; SEIZURES; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0033205726     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720050048     Document Type: Article

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