Idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) syndromes in development: IGE with absences of early childhood, IGE with phantom absences, and perioral myoclonia with absences

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages 24-28

  Rubboli, Guido ^a   Gardella, Elena ^b   Capovilla, Giuseppe ^c  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absences; Classification; Early childhood; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Perioral myoclonia; Phantom absences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAFORA DISEASE; MUCOLIPIDOSES; NEURONAL CEROID-LIPOFUSCINOSES; UNVERRICHT-LUNDBORG SYNDROME;

EID: 65549161916     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02116.x     Document Type: Article

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