Nocturnal epileptiform EEG discharges, nocturnal epileptic seizures, and language impairments in children: Review of the literature

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 550-558

  Overvliet, G M ^a,b   Besseling, R M H ^a   Vles, J S H ^a,b   Hofman, P A M ^a   Backes, W H ^a   van Hall, M H J A ^b   Klinkenberg, S ^a   Hendriksen, J ^b   Aldenkamp, A P ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Landau Kleffner syndrome; Language impairment; Nocturnal epileptiform EEG discharges; Nocturnal seizures; Rolandic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NOCTURNAL EPILEPTIC SEIZURE; REVIEW; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SEIZURE;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LANDAU-KLEFFNER SYNDROME; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; PUBMED; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 78649953620     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.09.015     Document Type: Review

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