Prognosis with Incidental Rolandic Spikes

Tracy S Gertler; Cynthia V Stack

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-3-2

Prognosis with Incidental Rolandic Spikes

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 29 (2015): Issue 3

By: Tracy S Gertler and Cynthia V Stack

Open Access

|Mar 2015

Abstract

Investigators from Johns Hopkins University reported a cohort of 27 patients with incidentally-noted rolandic spikes (RS) on EEG.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-3-2 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 19 - 19

Submitted on: Mar 17, 2015

Accepted on: Mar 22, 2015

Published on: Mar 29, 2015

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

EEG,

© 2015 Tracy S Gertler, Cynthia V Stack, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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