Pitfalls in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of epilepsy

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 199-202

  Helen Cross, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

childhood; differential diagnosis; EEG; epilepsy; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PEDIATRICIAN; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SLEEP DISORDER; SYNCOPE;

EID: 64349083836     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2009.02.003     Document Type: Review

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