EEG infraslow activity in absence and partial seizures

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-19

  Rodin, Ernst ^a,b   Constantino, T ^a   Van Orman, C ^a   House, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseline shifts; Electroencephalography; Glia; Infraslow topography; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 40949146057     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005940803900108     Document Type: Article

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