Insulinoma misdiagnosed as intractable epilepsy

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1443-1445

  Dion, M H ^a   Cossette, P ^a   St Hilaire, J M ^a   Rasio, E ^a   Nguyen, Dang K ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULINOMA; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1942441529     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000120751.67940.3A     Document Type: Article

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