The frequency of non-epileptic spells in children: Results of video-EEG monitoring in a tertiary care center

Seizure

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 583-587

  Montenegro, Maria A ^a   Sproule, Douglas ^a   Mandel, Arthur ^a   Cappell, Joshua ^a   Chiriboga, Claudia A ^a   Jacob, Susan ^a   Eck, Karen ^a   Patterson, Marc C ^a   Akman, Cigdem I ^a  

^a Division of Pediatric Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Epilepsy; Non epileptic spells

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CRYING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON EPILEPTIC SPELL; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREMOR; VIDEORECORDING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 50449091824     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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