Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes: A study of 50 Chinese children

Brain and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 390-395

  Ma, C K L ^a   Chan, K Y ^b  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Benign partial epilepsy; Centrotemporal spikes; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPIKE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0041665221     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(03)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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