Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 155-161 , March 2005

Electroencephalography in neonatal seizures: Comparison of a reduced and a full 10/20 montage

  • Hasan Tekgul, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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  • Blaise F.D. Bourgeois, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
    • ,
  • Kimberlee Gauvreau, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
    • ,
  • Ann M. Bergin, MB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Bergin; Children’s Hospital; 300 Longwood Ave., HU2; Boston, MA 02115.

Received 14 April 2004 ,Accepted 27 September 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.09.014

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 155-161 , March 2005

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