Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalographic (EEG) findings in a cohort of normal children with newly diagnosed seizures

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 490-495

  Doescher, Jason S ^a   deGrauw, Ton J ^b   Musick, Beverly S ^c   Dunn, David W ^d   Kalnin, Andrew J ^d   Egelhoff, John C ^b   Bryars, Anna Weber ^b   Mathews, Vincent P ^d   Austin, Joan K ^e  

^a MINNESOTA EPILEPSY GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SEIZURE; STANDARD; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 33746066003     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7010.2006.00127     Document Type: Article

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