Clinical and basic neurophysiology of generalised epilepsies

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-18

  Blume, Warren T ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEIZURES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 0036480272     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100001670     Document Type: Review

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