Evidence that temporal lobe is a default area in absence epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-281

  Tatum, W O ^a   Sheth, R D ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NEMOURS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Absence; Classification; EEG; Epilepsy; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ABSENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MONITOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL LOBE;

CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; HUMANS; MALE; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867912641     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.06.031     Document Type: Article

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