Usefulness of ocular compression during electroencephalography in distinguishing breath-holding spells and syncope from epileptic seizures

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 907-910

  Khurana, Divya S ^a   Valencia, Ignacio ^a   Kruthiventi, Seshurao ^a   Gracely, Edward ^b   Melvin, Joseph J ^a   Legido, Agustin ^a   Kothare, Sanjeev V ^a  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BREATH HOLDING; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPHTHALMODYNAMOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE;

EID: 33846185531     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210101301     Document Type: Article

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