An occipital lobe epileptogenic focus in a patient with West Nile encephalitis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-113

  DellaBadia Jr , J ^a   Jaffe, S L ^a   Singh, J ^a   Minagar, A ^a,b  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Occipital lobe epilepsy; West Nile encephalitis

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AGED; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 1242269901     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1351-5101.2003.00726.x     Document Type: Article

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