Long-term neurological outcome in children with early-onset epilepsy associated with tuberous sclerosis

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 735-739

  Cusmai, Raffaella ^a   Moavero, Romina ^b   Bombardieri, Roberta ^b   Vigevano, Federico ^a   Curatolo, Paolo ^b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy outcome; Intellectual disability; Seizures; Tuberous sclerosis; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEIZURE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 82955184567     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.08.037     Document Type: Article

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