Epilepsy Research
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 93-99 , February 2010

Long term prognosis of symptomatic occipital lobe epilepsy secondary to neonatal hypoglycemia

  • Hesham Montassir

      Affiliations

    • Division of Child Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-Cho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 859 38 6777; fax: +81 859 38 6779.
    • ,
  • Yoshihiro Maegaki

      Affiliations

    • Division of Child Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-Cho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
    • ,
  • Kousaku Ohno

      Affiliations

    • Division of Child Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-Cho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
    • ,
  • Kaeko Ogura

      Affiliations

    • Information Center for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8555, Japan

Received 13 March 2009 ,Revised 13 July 2009 ,Accepted 4 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.10.001

Epilepsy Research
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 93-99 , February 2010

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