A case of epilepsy simulating a pheochromocytoma;Un caso de epilepsia que simula un feocromocitoma

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 140-142

  Pinheiro, Sofia ^a,b   Oliveira, S ^a   Horta, A ^a   Almeida, M ^a   Castro, A S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO DOS CAPUCHOS   (Portugal)

^b NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Electroencephalogram; Epilepsy; Hypertension; Pheochromocytoma; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RARE DISEASE;

EID: 1342290744     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3802.2002557     Document Type: Article

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