Intractable reflex audiogenic seizures in Aicardi syndrome

Brain and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-246

  Grosso, S ^a   Farnetani, M A ^a   Bernardoni, E ^a   Morgese, G ^a   Balestri, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Audiogenic epilepsy; Brain malformation; Reflex seizures; Startle epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AICARDI SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUDIOGENIC SEIZURE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; RARE DISEASE; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHOROID DISEASES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; SPASMS, INFANTILE;

EID: 33847159671     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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