Absence epilepsy in childhood: Electroencephalography (EEG) does not predict outcome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 799-802

  Sinclair, D Barry ^a   Unwala, Hussein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absence epilepsy; Electroencephalography (EEG); Outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ETHOSUXIMIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTOMATISM; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENURESIS; EPILEPTIC AURA; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547864629     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807304198     Document Type: Article

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