Variability of epileptiform activity in long-term EEGs with short and long intervals in children with epilepsy

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 128-133

  Dahlin, Maria ^a   Nergårdh, Arne ^a   Amark, Per ^a   Knutsson, Evert ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; Epilepsy; Epileptiform activity; Long term EEG; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344286572     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00201-1     Document Type: Article

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