Genetic generalized epilepsies

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 408-419

  Gallentine, William B ^a   Mikati, Mohamad A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized epilepsy; Genetic epilepsy; Idiopathic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GENE MUTATION; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN WAVES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODICITY; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84866988515     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31826bd92a     Document Type: Review

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