Unique clinical phenomenology can help distinguish primary from secondary generalized seizures in children

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 265-270

  Kirton, Adam ^a   Darwish, Husam ^a   Wirrell, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATONIC SEIZURE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HAND MOVEMENT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; JAW OPENING REFLEX; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 2442694113     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380401900405     Document Type: Article

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