Rett syndrome: A case presenting with atypical seizures. Neurophysiological and clinical aspects

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-57

  Pardal Fernandez J M ^a   Jerez Garcia P ^a   Onsurbe Ramirez I ^a   Marco Giner, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crises pileptiques; Electroencephalogram; Electroencephalogramme; Epilepsie; Epilepsy; Epileptic seizures; Rett syndrome; Sindrome de Rett

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REM SLEEP; RETT SYNDROME; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SPIKE; TONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 1642350193     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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