Latencies to first typical generalized spike-wave discharge in idiopathic generalized epilepsies during video-EEG monitoring

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Oehl, Bernhard ^a   Götz Trabert, Katrin ^a   Brandt, Armin ^a   Lehmann, Christiane ^a   Schulze Bonhage, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Epilepsy syndrome; Generalized spike wave discharges; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Video EEG long term monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; THIOPENTAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LATENT PERIOD; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PATIENT MONITORING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIKE WAVE; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TIME; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, JUVENILE; PHOTOPERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749157897     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181c9b186     Document Type: Article

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