A clinical and magnetoencephalography study of MRI-negative startle epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 166-171

  García Morales, Irene ^a,b   Maestú, Fernando ^c   Pérez Jiménez, María Ángeles ^d   Elices, Eloy ^e   Ortiz, Tomás ^c   Álvarez Linera, Juan ^f   Gil Nagel, Antonio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Unidad Radiocirugia   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

^e Clinica Rotger   (Spain)

^f International Ruber Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cingulum; Epilepsy surgery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetoencephalography; Micturition epilepsy; Premotor area; Reflex epilepsy; Reflex seizures; Startle epilepsy; Supplementary motor area

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; STARTLE EPILEPSY; TACTILE STIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249087973     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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