Typical absence seizures associated with localization-related epilepsy: A clinical and electroencephalographic characterization

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 13-21

  Grosso, Salvatore ^a   Galimberti, Daniela ^a   Gobbi, Giuseppe ^b   Farnetani, Mariangela ^a   Di Bartolo, Rosanna Maria ^a   Morgese, Guido ^a   Balestri, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benign idiopathic partial seizures; Childhood absence epilepsy; Generalized seizures; Localization related epilepsy; Typical absences

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25844440563     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.06.006     Document Type: Review

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