Focal EEG findings in juvenile absence syndrome and the effect of antiepileptic drugs

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-38

  Irsel Tezer, F ^a,b   Sahin, Gurdal ^a   Ciger, Abdurrahman ^a   Saygi, Serap ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Electroencephalography; Focal EEG findings; Juvenile absence epilepsy; Juvenile absence syndrome

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 40949127367     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005940803900111     Document Type: Article

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