Gelastic seizures and low-grade hypothalamic astrocytoma [2];Crisis gelásticas y astrocitoma hipotalámico de bajo grado

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 312-314

  Raspall Chaure, Miquel ^a   Vizmanos Lamotte, D ^a   Auger Acosta, C ^a   Tallada Serra, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOBAZAM; DESMOPRESSIN; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GELASTIC SEIZURE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THERMOREGULATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HAMARTOMA; INFANT; PATHOLOGY;

ASTROCYTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC NEOPLASMS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 35348914445     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4305.2005460     Document Type: Letter

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