Effect of reducing the recording time of standard EEGs on the detection of EEG-abnormalities in the management of the epilepsies of childhood

Seizure

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 422-425

  Agbenu, John ^a,b   Newton, Richard W ^a   Martland, Timothy ^a   Ismayl, Omar ^a,c   Hargreaves, Susan ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c University Children's Hospital   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Child; Diagnosis; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Humans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIGITAL IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIKE WAVE; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TIME;

EID: 84862220835     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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