Overview: Idiopathic generalized epilepsies

Epilepsia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 2-6

  Mattson, Richard H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsies and seizure types; Epilepsy syndromes; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE); Various IGE syndromes

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0038327582     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.44.s.2.3.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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