A pilot study on benign partial epilepsy in children with complex partial seizures
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In a review of 145 children with partial onset epilepsy, the authors were able to determine a focus of children whose complex partial seizures (CPS) ran a benign course, who had no identifiable lesion on scanning and whose EEG focus was not fixed, but tended to shift. The authors suggest that a benign form of CPS in children can be recognised.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Seizure
دوره 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001