Widespread activation of the brainstem preceding the recruiting rhythm in human epilepsies

Neuroscience

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 697-706

  Kohsaka, S ^a   Mizukami, S ^a   Kohsaka, M ^b   Shiraishi, H ^a   Kobayashi, K ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sapporo Hanazono Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem auditory evoked potential; Epileptic recruiting rhythm; Ventral and dorsal brainstem

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THALAMUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; PERIODICITY; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037049246     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(02)00511-0     Document Type: Article

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