Basic principles of the ILAE syndrome classification

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL.1, 2006, Pages 20-26

  Wolf, Peter ^a,b  

^a DANISH EPILEPSY CENTRE   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CNS system disorders; Epilepsy classifications; Generalised; Idiopathic; Localisation related; Nosology of epilepsy; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; SEIZURE; SYNDROME;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SEIZURES; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 84876987154     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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