Clinico-electrical evolution in pre-hypsarrhythmic stage: Towards prediction and prevention of West syndrome

Brain and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 482-487

  Okumura, Akihisa ^a   Watanabe, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; Periventricular leukomalacia; Prediction; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; HYPSARRHYTHMIA; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; WEST SYNDROME;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SPASMS, INFANTILE;

EID: 0034782755     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(01)00291-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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