Benign childhood epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BCECTS): Early onset of seizures is associated with poorer response to initial treatment

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 285-288

  You, Su Jeong ^a   Kim, Deok Soo ^b   Ko, Tae Sung ^c,d  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benign childhood epilepsy with centro temporal spikes (BCECTS); Idiopathic epilepsy; Refractory rolandic epilepsy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY WITH CENTRO TEMPORAL SPIKES; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845486496     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2006.0049     Document Type: Review

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