Reflex epileptic mechanisms in humans: Lessons about natural ictogenesis

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 71, Issue , 2017, Pages 118-123

  Wolf, Peter ^a,b  

^a DANISH EPILEPSY CENTRE   (Denmark)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Focal epilepsies; Ictogenesis; Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; Provocation; Reflex seizures; Seizure inhibition; System epilepsies

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EYELID CLOSURE; EYELID CLOSURE SENSITIVITY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MUSICOGENIC EPILEPSY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NONHUMAN; OROFACIAL REFLEX MYOCLONUS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRAXIS INDUCTION; PROVOCATION; REFLEX EPILEPSY; REFLEX EPILEPTIC MECHANISM; REVIEW; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MYOCLONUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; REFLEX; SEIZURE;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; HUMANS; MYOCLONUS; REFLEX; SEIZURES;

EID: 84931093577     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.01.009     Document Type: Review

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