Startle-induced seizures associated with infantile hemiplegia: Implication of the supplementary motor area

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-52

  Nolan, Melinda A ^a   Otsubo, Hiroshi ^a   Iida, Koji ^a   Minassian, Berge A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; MEG; Reflex seizures; Startle epilepsy; Supplementary motor area

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; GABAPENTIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORENCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; STARTLE EPILEPSY; SYMPTOM;

CHILD; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MOTOR CORTEX; SEIZURES; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 14844300938     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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