Myoclonic-astatic epilepsy in early childhood: Review of clinical signs, EEG features, etiology, and therapy;Myoklonisch-astatische epilepsie des frühen kindesalters: Übersicht über den aktuellen kenntnisstand zu klinischen befunden, EEG-merkmalen, ätiologie und therapie

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 279-284

  Weber, P ^a   Tillmann, B ^a   Minet, J C ^a   Blauenstein, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atonic seizures; Classification of epilepsy; Myoclonic seizures; Myoclonic astatic epilepsy in early childhood

Indexed keywords

BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; REVIEW;

EID: 0036739050     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-33978     Document Type: Review

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