Different electroclinical manifestations of the epilepsy associated with hamartomas connecting to the middle or posterior hypothalamus

Epilepsia

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1191-1195

  Leal, Alberto J R ^a   Moreira, Ana ^b   Robalo, Conceição ^c   Ribeiro, Constança ^d  

^a Hospital Julio de Matos   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hypothalamic hamartoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MAMMILLARY BODY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; HYPOTHALAMUS, POSTERIOR; MALE;

EID: 0041914577     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.66902.x     Document Type: Article

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