Epileptic seizures and structural abnormalities in a patient with holoprosencephaly

Brain and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 264-268

  Takahashi, Sayumi ^a   Takahashi, Yukitoshi ^a   Kondo, Naomi ^a   Orii, Tadao ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arhinencephaly; EEG; Epileptic spasms; Holoprosencephaly; Partial seizures; Secondary generalized tonic clonic convulsion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEMISPHERE; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 0035023134     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(01)00217-0     Document Type: Article

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