Clinical and EEG characteristics of benign rolandic epilepsy in Chinese patients

Brain and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-18

  Zhao, Xiuhe ^a   Chi, Zhaofu ^a   Chi, Lingyi ^a   Shang, Wei ^a   Liu, Xuewu ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benign rolandic epilepsy; Childhood; Clinical features; EEG

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REMISSION; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33846116623     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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