Epileptic Negative Myoclonus As the Presenting Seizure Type in Rolandic Epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Watemberg, Nathan ^a   Leitner, Yael ^b   Fattal Valevski, Aviva ^b   Kramer, Uri ^b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Kaplan Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETIRACETAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; SULTIAME; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOHIDROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SIDE EFFECT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEIZURES;

EID: 66349096550     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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