Epilepsy and the sleep-wake patterns found in Angelman syndrome

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2497-2500

  Conant, Kerry D ^a   Thibert, Ronald L ^a   Thiele, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Behavioral Evaluation of Disorders of Sleep; Epilepsy; Sleep patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADULT; ANGELMAN SYNDROME; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 70350373401     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02109.x     Document Type: Article

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