Childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms: Difficulties in distinct segregation into either the early-onset or late-onset epilepsy subtypes

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 588-592

  Genizi, Jacob ^a   Zelnik, Nathanel ^a   Ravid, Sarit ^a   Shahar, Eli ^a  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms; Early onset benign childhood occipital seizure (EBOS); Gataut syndrome late onset benign childhood occipital seizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY ONSET BENIGN CHILDHOOD OCCIPITAL EPILEPSY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LATE ONSET BENIGN CHILDHOOD OCCIPITAL EPILEPSY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS, INTRINSIC; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 34250739451     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807302607     Document Type: Article

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