Current advances in childhood absence epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 205-212

  Matricardi, Sara ^a   Verrotti, Alberto ^b   Chiarelli, Francesco ^a   Cerminara, Caterina ^c   Curatolo, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

childhood absence epilepsy; idiopathic generalized epilepsy; neuropsychological aspects; system epilepsy; thalamocortical system; treatment

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD ABSENCE EPILEPSY; IDIOPATHIC GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS; SYSTEM EPILEPSY; THALAMOCORTICAL SYSTEM; TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CHILD; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; HUMANS;

EID: 84894163511     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: 18735150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.10.009     Document Type: Review

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