Genetics of temporal lobe epilepsy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1359-1361

  Vadlamudi, L ^a   Scheffer, I E ^a   Berkovic, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; HIPPOCAMPUS; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0141525324     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.10.1359     Document Type: Editorial

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