Ictal and interictal ECD-SPECT for focus localization in epilepsy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 271-276

  Runge, U ^a   Kirsch, G ^a   Petersen, B ^a   Kallwellis, G ^a   Gaab, M R ^a   Piek, J ^a   Kessler, Ch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain SPECT; Focal epilepsy; Technetium 99m ECD

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030731267     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00283.x     Document Type: Article

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