Lateralized ictal immobility of the upper limb in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 886-890

  Kuba, Robert ^a   Krizova J ^a   Brazdil M ^a   Tyrlikova I ^a   Rektor, I ^a  

^a ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ictal paresis; Lateralized immobility; Lateralizing value; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; AUTOMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 27744505009     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01105.x     Document Type: Review

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