Clinical and electroencephalographic study of first-degree relatives and probands with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-183

  Jayalakshmi, S Sita ^a   Mohandas, S ^a   Sailaja, S ^a   Borgohain, Rupam ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

EEG; First degree relative; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RELATIVE; SIBLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, JUVENILE;

EID: 33645025530     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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