First unprovoked seizure: Clinical and electrographic aspects

Journal of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 69-72

  Vieira, Simone Carreiro ^a   Liberalesso, Paulo Breno Noronha ^a,b,c   Spinosa, Mônica Jaques ^a   Ortega, Adriana Banzzatto ^a   Olmos, Alaídes Suzana Fojo ^a,b   Löhr Jr , Alfredo ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL PEQUENO PRÍNCIPE   (Brazil)

^b Unidade de Neurologia Infantil   (Brazil)

^c Unidade de Neurologia Infantil Pequeno Príncipe ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electroencephalogram; First seizure; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ATONIC SEIZURE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLONIC SEIZURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TONIC SEIZURE; AGYRIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; NEUROIMAGING; PACHYGYRIA; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33846847790     PISSN: 16762649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1676-26492006000300004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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