Devastating epileptic encephalopathy in school-aged children (DESC): A pseudo encephalitis

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-79

  Mikaeloff, Y ^a   Jambaque I ^b   Hertz Pannier, L ^c   Zamfirescu, A ^d   Adamsbaum, C ^e   Plouin, P ^e   Dulac, O ^c   Chiron, C ^c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d V Gomoiu Hospital   (Romania)

^e Cochin Saint Vincent de Paul University Hospital ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Child; Encephalitis; Epileptic encephalopathy; Perisylvian epilepsy; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SPIKE WAVE; SUPRASYLVIAN GYRUS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 33645994838     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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