Diagnosing Epilepsy in the Elderly

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2007, Pages 129-151

  Ramsay, R Eugene ^a,b   Macias, Flavia M ^b   Rowan, A James ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; REVIEW;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 34047209507     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(06)81008-1     Document Type: Review

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