Late-onset epileptic seizures in patients with leukoaraiosis: A positron emission tomographic study

European Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-24

  De Reuck, J ^a   Decoo, D ^a   Boon, P ^a   Strijckmans, K ^b,c   Goethals, P ^b  

^a Department of Intensive Care University Hospital   (Belgium)

^b Institute for Nuclear Sciences   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Late onset epilepsy; Leukoaraiosis; Mental deterioration; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029656205     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117194     Document Type: Article

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