Favorable outcome of epileptic blindness in children

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-16

  Shahar, Eli ^a   Barak, Shai ^a  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MIGRAINE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0037247546     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738030180011101     Document Type: Article

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