Persistent abnormality detected in the non-ictal electroencephalogram in primary generalised epilepsy

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-55

  Willoughby, John O ^a   Fitzgibbon, S P ^a   Pope, K J ^a   Mackenzie, L ^a   Medvedev, A V ^a,b   Clark, C R ^a   Davey, M P ^a,c   Wilcox, R A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; GAMMA RHYTHM; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0037225112     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.1.51     Document Type: Article

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