Clinical and EEG features of seizures in adults with down syndrome

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 469-473

  Lefter, Stela ^a   Costello, Daniel J ^a   McNamara, Brian ^a   Sweeney, Brian ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; EEG; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOWN SYNDROME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MYOCLONUS; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; BRAIN WAVES; DOWN SYNDROME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053579188     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e318230da76     Document Type: Article

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