A population-based study of long-term outcomes of cryptogenic focal epilepsy in childhood: Cryptogenic epilepsy is probably not symptomatic epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 738-745

  Wirrell, Elaine C ^a   Grossardt, Brandon R ^a   So, Elson L ^a   Nickels, Katherine C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cryptogenic; Focal epilepsy; Symptomatic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79953715647     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02969.x     Document Type: Article

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