Hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome: A case series
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hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome
objective hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome (hhe) is an initial phase of unilateral or predominantly unilateral convulsive seizures usually of long duration, with a second phase of hemiplegia (usually permanent), immediately following the hemiconvulsions;and then a third stage, characterized by the appearance of partial epileptic seizures. the causes of the initial convulsions in hhe ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1817-1745
DOI: 10.4103/jpn.jpn_27_19