Left Occipito-Temporal Localization of Reading Epilepsy

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-24-9-6

Left Occipito-Temporal Localization of Reading Epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 24 (2010): Issue 9

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Sep 2010

Abstract

Researchers at Hopital de la Timone, Marseille, France, report a 28-year-old woman with a history of a febrile seizure at age 4 years and recent onset of partial seizures precipitated by silent reading.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-24-9-6 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 69 - 70

Published on: Sep 1, 2010

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Carbamazepine,

Secondary Seizure Generalization,

Right Hemi-Body Jerks

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Volume 24 (2010): Issue 9