How well can epilepsy syndromes be identified at diagnosis? A reassessment 2 years after initial diagnosis

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1269-1275

  Berg, Anne T ^a   Shinnar, Shlomo ^b   Levy, Susan R ^c   Testa, Francine M ^c   Smith Rapaport, Susan ^c   Beckerman, Barbara ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood onset epilepsy; Classification; Epidemiology; Epilepsy syndromes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033778861     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb04604.x     Document Type: Article

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