Brain stimulation for epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 3 SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages

  Litt, Brian ^a,b   Baltuch, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Detection; Devices; Electrical stimulation; Electroencephalogram; Epilepsy; Intracranial; Prediction; Seizure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009533828     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0208     Document Type: Article

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