Pitfalls in the diagnosis of epilepsy;Faldgruber ved epilepsidiagnostic

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 166, Issue 44, 2004, Pages 3915-3918

  Erdal, Jesper ^a   Høgenhaven, Hans ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANAMNESIS; CHOREA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYOCLONUS; PARASOMNIA; PSYCHOGENIC NON EPILEPTIC SEIZURE; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; STARTLE REFLEX; SYNCOPE; TELEMETRY; TIC; TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA; TREMOR; ARTICLE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES; SYNCOPE;

EID: 7544230421     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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