Epilepsia partialis continua in cat scratch disease

Seizure

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-195

  Puligheddu, Monica ^a   Giagheddu, Antonio ^a   Genugu, Fabrizo ^a   Giagheddu, Marcello ^a   Marrosu, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat scratch disease (CSD); EEG back averaging; Epilepsia partials continua (EPC); MRI; SPECT

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; GADOLINIUM; LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ERUPTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 1642524520     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00159-6     Document Type: Article

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