Electroencephalographic correlate of juvenile Huntington's disease

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 541-543

  Ullrich, Nicole J ^a   Riviello Jr , James J ^a   Darras, Basil T ^a   Donner, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DELTA RHYTHM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE;

AGE OF ONSET; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; INFANT; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; SEIZURES;

EID: 8344222653     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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