Epileptic seizures followed by nonepileptic manifestations: A video-EEG diagnosis

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 323-327

  Papacostas, Savvas S ^a   Myrianthopulou, P ^a   Papathanasiou, E ^a  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Nonepilectic seizures, video EEG; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEIZURE; SLEEP STAGE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIDEORECORDING; WAKEFULNESS;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33751004113     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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