Paroxysmal tonic upgaze of childhood and childhood absence epilepsy

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-96

  Verrotti, Alberto ^a   Di Marco, Giovanna ^a   la Torre, Rosanna ^a   Chiarelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood absence epilepsy; EEG; Paroxysmal tonic upgaze of childhood; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EYE FUNDUS; FATIGUE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PAROXISMAL TONIC UPGAZE OF CHILDHOOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; VISUAL FIELD;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 71649098586     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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