Epileptic amnesic syndrome: An update and further considerations

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 103-105

  Gallassi, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Epilepsy memory; Neuropsychology; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; AUTOMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC AMNESIC SYNDROME; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; STEREOTYPY; TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AMNESIA; ANTICONVULSANTS; AUTOMATISM; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33750592888     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00704.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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