ILAE classification of epilepsy syndromes

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL.1, 2006, Pages 5-10

  Engel Jr , Jerome ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnostic scheme; Epilepsy syndromes; Terminology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33750585514     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.11.014     Document Type: Article

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