The double generalization phenomenon in juvenile absence epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 318-320

  San Juan, Daniel ^a,b   Mayorga, Adriana Patricia M ^a   Anschel, David J ^c   Avellán, Alvaro Moreno ^a   González Aragón, Maricarmen F ^a   Cole, Andrew J ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b AMERICAN BRITISH COWDRAY MEDICAL CENTER   (Mexico)

^c Saint Charles Hospital ^*  (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Absence epilepsy; Classification; Diagnosis; Electroencephalogram; Focal findings; Generalized epilepsy; Juvenile absence epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; PHENYTOIN;

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; JUVENILE ABSENCE EPILEPSY; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 79959574749     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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