Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 100-103 , February 2003

Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges of pediatric patients in Taiwan

  • Kuo-Shin Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, St. Paul’s Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Meng-Fai Kuo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children’s Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Huei-Shyong Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Wang; Division of (Pediatric) Neurology;Chang Gung Children’s Hospital 199; Tung-Hwa North Rd.;Taipei 10591, Taiwan.
    • ,
  • Song-Chei Huang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of (Pediatric) Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 16 April 2002 ,Accepted 11 July 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00493-9

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 100-103 , February 2003

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