Spike morphology, location, and frequency in benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 188-194

  Berroya, Anna M ^a,b   Bleasel, Andrew F ^a,c   Stevermuer, Tara L ^b,d   Lawson, John ^a,b   Bye, Ann M E ^a,b  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; LAMOTRIGINE; SULTIAME; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; COGNITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DROWSINESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SPIKE WAVE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 17644375505     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738050200030401     Document Type: Article

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