Clinical observations of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in 131 patients: A study in South India

Seizure

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-47

  Murthy, J M K ^a   Mohan Rao, Ch ^a   Meena, A K ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Absences; Circadian rhythm; Delayed diagnosis; Generalized tonic clonic seizures; Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; Myoclonic jerks

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NIGHT SLEEP; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 13144302955     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(98)90007-3     Document Type: Article

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