The usefulness of video-EEG monitoring in elderly patients with seizure disorders

Seizure

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 269-272

  Keränen, Tapani ^a   Rainesalo, Sirpa ^b   Peltola, Jukka ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Elderly patients; Seizure disorders; Video EEG monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0036308421     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2001.0608     Document Type: Article

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