Focal seizures versus epileptic spasms in children with focal cortical dysplasia and epilepsy onset in the first year

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 203-209

  Serino, Domenico ^a   Freri, Elena ^b   Ragona, Francesca ^b   D'Incerti, Ludovico ^b   Bernardi, Bruno ^a   Di Ciommo, Vincenzo ^a   Granata, Tiziana ^b   Vigevano, Federico ^a   Fusco, Lucia ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Epileptic spasms; Focal cortical dysplasia; Focal seizures

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MUSCLE SPASM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; INFANT; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84922641292     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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