Théodore Herpin: Neglected contributions in the understanding of epilepsy

European Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 135-139

  Pearce, J M S ^a,b  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Des acc s incomplets; Herpin, Th odore; Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC LACTATE;

ABSENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC AURA; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; GENETIC DISORDER; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; JANZ SYNDROME; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY;

EID: 29344468874     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089085     Document Type: Review

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