Value and limitations of seizure semiology in localizing seizure onset

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 353-357

  So, Elson L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Seizures; Semiology; Video EEG

Indexed keywords

BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSTONIA; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FRONTAL LOBE; HAMARTOMA; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; VIDEORECORDING;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SEIZURES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33746781273     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnp.0000228498.71365.7b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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