Utilization and yield of EEG in the elderly population

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 253-255

  Widdess Walsh, Peter ^a   Sweeney, Bernard J ^b   Galvin, Roderick ^b   McNamara, Brian ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

EEG; Elderly; Encephalopathy; Epilepsy; Old old; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEIZURE; SYNCOPE; WAVEFORM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23844454237     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WNP.0000167932.21356.D7     Document Type: Article

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