Visual function in infants with West syndrome: Correlation with EEG patterns

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 781-786

  Randò, Teresa ^a   Bancale, Adina ^b   Baranello, Giovanni ^a   Bini, Margherita ^b   De Belvis, Anton Giulio ^a   Epifanio, Roberta ^c   Frisone, Maria Flavia ^a   Guzzetta, Andrea ^b   La Torre, Giuseppe ^a   Ricci, Daniela ^a   Signorini, Sabrina ^c   Tinelli, Francesca ^b   Biagioni, Enrico ^b   Veggiotti, Pierangelo ^c   Mercuri, Eugenio ^a   Fazzi, Elisa ^c   Cioni, Giovanni ^b   Guzzetta, Francesco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain lesions; Visual function; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME DELINEATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; WAKEFULNESS; WEST SYNDROME;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SLEEP; SPASMS, INFANTILE; VIDEO RECORDING; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 3042774344     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.41403.x     Document Type: Article

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