EEG is an essential clinical tool: Pro and con

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 23-25

  Fountain, Nathan B ^a,c   Freeman, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG; Epilepsy; Seizure; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIKE WAVE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33749526534     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00655.x     Document Type: Review

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