Pitfalls in diagnosis of epilepsy of Janz and its implications

Neurology India

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 467-469

  Jha, S ^a   Mathur, V N ^b   Mishra, V N ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Medwin Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Janz; Myoclonic; Valproate

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INDIA; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SPIKE WAVE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, JUVENILE;

EID: 1642528454     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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