Provocative and inhibitory effects of a video-EEG neuropsychologic protocol in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2446-2455

  Guaranha, Mirian Salvadori Bittar ^a,b   Da Silva Sousa, Patrícia ^b   De Araújo Filho, Gerardo Maria ^b   Lin, Katia ^b   Guilhoto, Laura Maria Figueiredo Ferreira ^b   Caboclo, Luís Otávio Sales Ferreira ^b   Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activation methods; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Precipitant factors; Reflex epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARIETAL LOBE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMNOLENCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; FEMALE; HIGHER NERVOUS ACTIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, JUVENILE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARIETAL LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THALAMUS; VIDEO RECORDING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 70350352163     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02126.x     Document Type: Article

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