Epilepsy Research
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 179-182 , February 2010

Role of short-term out patient video electroencephalography in diagnosis of paroxysmal disorders

  • Hamdy N. El Tallawy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, 71526, Egypt
    • Tel.: +2 88 236 9541; fax: +2 88 231 7111.
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  • Hidenao Fukuyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Brain Pathophysiology, Human Brain Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, 54-Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 75 751 3602; fax: +81 75 751 3202.
    • ,
  • Ann A. Abdul Kader

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurophysiology, Cairo University, Egypt
    • ,
  • Nageh F. Kamel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, 71526, Egypt
    • Tel.: +2 88 236 9541; fax: +2 88 231 7111.
    • ,
  • Reda Badry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, 71526, Egypt
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +2 88 236 9541; fax: +2 88 231 7111.

Received 7 August 2009 ,Revised 27 September 2009 ,Accepted 1 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.11.001

Epilepsy Research
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 179-182 , February 2010

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