Enhanced Capacity of Epilepsy in Brain Malformation Produced During Early Development

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-41

  Takano, Tomoyuki ^a   Sokoda, Tatsuyuki ^a   Akahori, Shie ^a   Sakaue, Yuko ^a   Sawai, Chihiro ^a   Takeuchi, Yoshihiro ^a   Ohno, Masaki ^b  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS;

EID: 33745235096     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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