Localizing and lateralizing features of auras and seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-166

  Foldvary Schaefer, Nancy ^a   Unnwongse, Kanjana ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PRASAT NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Auras; Epilepsy surgery; Epileptogenic zone; Ictal symptomatology semiology; Lateralizing signs; Localizing value; Presurgical evaluation; Seizures; Symptomatogenic zone

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY AURA; AUTONOMIC AURA; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC SEIZURE; CLONIC SEIZURE; DIALEPTIC SEIZURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GELASTIC SEIZURE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HYPERMOTOR SEIZURE; INSULAR LOBE EPILEPSY; LANGUAGE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NEUROSURGERY; OLFACTORY AURA; PARIETO OCCIPITAL LOBE EPILEPSY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PSYCHIC AURA; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SEIZURE, EPILEPSY AND CONVULSION; SOMATOSENSORY AURA; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERSIVE SEIZURE; VERTIGINOUS AURA; VISUAL AURA;

EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; SEIZURES;

EID: 79951676506     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.08.034     Document Type: Review

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