Generalised myoclonus evolving into epilepsia partialis continua due to a cingulate gyrus lesion: Case report and review of the literature

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 447-449

  Lim, Erle C H ^a   Tan, June J H ^a   Ong, Benjamin K C ^a   Wilder Smith, Einar P V ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cingulate gyrus; Epilepsia partialis continua; Myoclonus; Seizure; Venous angioma

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; BRAIN HEMANGIOMA; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 4644243086     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2004.04.010     Document Type: Article

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