Developmental outcome in benign myoclonic epilepsy in infancy and reflex myoclonic epilepsy in infancy: A literature review and six new cases

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL.1, 2006, Pages 110-115

  Zuberi, Sameer M ^a   O'Regan, Mary E ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign myoclonic epilepsy in infancy; Classification; Neuropsychological outcome; Reflex myoclonic epilepsy in infancy

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURES;

EID: 33750587195     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.01.014     Document Type: Article

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