When might hemispheric favouring of epileptiform discharges begin?

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 595-598

  Doherty, M J ^a   Simon, E ^a   De Menezes, M S ^a   Kuratani, J D ^a   Saneto, R P ^a   Holmes, M D ^a   Farrell, D F ^a   Watson, N F ^a   Dodrill, C B ^a   Miller, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental; Electroencephalogram; Epilepsy; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SLOW BRAIN WAVE;

EID: 10744219878     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00107-9     Document Type: Article

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