Treatment of Childhood Idiopathic Language Deterioration with Valproate

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 272-276

  Holmes, Gregory L ^a   Riviello Jr , James J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Landau Kleffner syndrome; pervasive developmental delay; epileptiform; seizures; epilepsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037695916     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0178     Document Type: Article

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