Paroxysmal non-epileptic events in children: A retrospective study over a period of 10 years

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 244-248

  Bye, A M E ^a   Kok, D J M ^a   Ferenschild, F T J ^a   Vles, J S H ^a  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Incidence; Non epileptic events; Video electroencephalogram monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCLONUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TIC; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSKINESIAS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PERIODICITY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034119856     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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