Diurnal rhythms in seizures detected by intracranial electrocorticographic monitoring: An observational study

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 617-621

  Hofstra, Wytske A ^a   Spetgens, Willy P J ^a,b   Leijten, Frans S S ^b   van Rijen, Peter C ^b   Gosselaar, Peter ^b   van der Palen, Job ^c   de Weerd, Al W ^a  

^a STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Electrocorticography; Epilepsy; Seizures; Temporal distribution

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARIETAL LOBE; PATIENT MONITORING; SEIZURE; SLEEP; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; VIDEORECORDING; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; SEIZURES; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149121222     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.01.020     Document Type: Article

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