Continuous bitemporal rhythmic subclinical epileptiform activity in an adult without epileptic seizures

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 600-603

  Koutroumanidis, M ^a   Hennessy, M J ^a   Sparkes, M ^a   Binnie, C D ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EEG; Psychomotor variant; Rhythmic mid temporal discharge; Rhythmic temporal theta bursts of drowsiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODICITY; SEIZURES; SLEEP STAGES;

EID: 0034175955     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00311-9     Document Type: Article

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