The natural history of myoclonic astatic epilepsy (Doose syndrome) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 53-55

  Stephani, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atypical benign partial epilepsy pseudo Lennox syndrome; Lennox Gastaut syndrome; Multiple seizure types; Myoclonic astatic epilepsy; Natural history; Review; Severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MYOCLONIC ASTATIC EPILEPSY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEIZURE;

AGE OF ONSET; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; MENTAL RETARDATION; PROGNOSIS; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33750596851     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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