A study on epileptic negative myoclonus in atypical benign partial epilepsy of childhood

Brain and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 274-281

  Yang, Zhixian ^a   Liu, Xiaoyan ^a   Qin, Jiong ^a   Zhang, Yuehua ^a   Bao, Xinhua ^a   Chang, Xingzhi ^a   Wang, Shuang ^a   Wu, Ye ^a   Xiong, Hui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Atypical benign partial epilepsy; Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes; Electroencephalogram; Epileptic negative myoclonus; Surface electromyogram; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHINESE DRUG; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOTROPIN; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ATYPICAL BENIGN PARTIAL EPILEPSY; BENIGN CHILDREN EPILEPSY WITH CENTROTEMPORAL SPIKES; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC NEGATIVE MYOCLONUS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; SEIZURE; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONAZEPAM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOBARBITAL; SEIZURES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 60649090992     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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