Brain perfusion SPECT and EEG findings in Rett syndrome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-50

  Lappalainen, R ^a   Liewendahl, K ^b   Sainio, K ^b   Nikkinen, P ^b   Riikonen, R S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI AND HELSINKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

EEG; hypoperfusion; rCBF; Rett syndrome; seizure; SPECT; SSW

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETT SYNDROME; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031057737     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00067.x     Document Type: Article

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