Definition and natural history of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Epilepsia

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2011, Pages 3-9

  Camfield, Peter R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atypical absence seizures; Differential diagnosis; Epilepsy; Lennox Gastaut syndrome; Tonic seizures

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DROP ATTACK; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MYOCLONIC ASTATIC EPILEPSY; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; OHTAHARA SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; SPIKE WAVE; TONIC SEIZURE; WEST SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NATURAL HISTORY; SPASMS, INFANTILE; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 79960955039     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03177.x     Document Type: Review

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