We should not treat the EEG, but we should read it blind to the patient's history

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 146-

  Brigo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 78651253770     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.10.006     Document Type: Letter

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