A clinical study of syndromes of idiopathic (genetic) generalized epilepsy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 324, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 113-117

  Asadi Pooya, Ali A ^a,b   Emami, Mehrdad ^a   Sperling, Michael R ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Electroencephalography; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Syndromes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD ABSENCE EPILEPSY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX EPILEPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, JUVENILE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870907755     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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