Gelastic seizures in tuberous sclerosis complex: Case report and literature review

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-86

  Cook, Tara ^a   Joshi, Charuta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

epilepsy; gelastic seizure; tuberous sclerosis complex

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ETIRACETAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PYRIDOXINE; TOPIRAMATE; VIGABATRIN;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLONIC SEIZURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; GELASTIC SEIZURE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STURGE WEBER SYNDROME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAUGHTER; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 78651270151     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810370478     Document Type: Article

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