Benign focal epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS): Clinical characteristics of seizures according to age at first seizure

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 60, Issue 2 B, 2002, Pages 390-394

  Miziara, Carmen Silvia M G ^a,c   Manreza, Maria Luiza G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Child Neurology Service

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Childhood benign focal epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes; Nocturnal epileptic seizure; Orofacial epileptic seizure; Oropharyngeal epileptic seizure; Rolandic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SLEEP;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; SLEEP;

EID: 0036593447     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2002000300010     Document Type: Article

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