Focal epileptiform activity described by a large computerised EEG database

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1369-1376

  Aurlien, H ^a   Aarseth, J H ^a   Gjerde, I O ^a   Karlsen, B ^a   Skeidsvoll, H ^a   Gilhus, N E ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alpha rhythm; Asymmetry; Background activity; Databases; Electroencephalography; Topography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34248146563     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.02.027     Document Type: Article

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