Effects of epileptiform EEG discharges on cognitive function

Epilepsy and Memory

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Aldenkamp, Albert P ^a  

^a EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cryptogenic partial epilepsies; Interictal epileptiform electroencephalogram discharges; Seizures; Transient cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907353740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199580286.003.0009     Document Type: Chapter

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