Interspike intervals during interictal periods in human temporal lobe epilepsy

Brain Research

Volumn 719, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 96-103

  Colder, Brian W ^a   Wilson, Charles L ^b   Frysinger, Robert C ^b   Harper, Ronald M ^b   Engel Jr , Jerome ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burst; Seizure; Spike train; Tissue

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0029955584     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00107-2     Document Type: Article

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