Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in a patient with bilateral temporal seizures: Correlation between ictal EEG and postictal/ictal SPECT

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1001-1005

  Setoain, F J ^a   Arroyo, S ^a   Lomena F ^a   Pavia J ^a   Martinez, I ^a   Fuster, D ^a   Herranz, R ^a   Setoain, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complex partial seizures; Epilepsy; HMPAO; Single photon emission computed tomography; Temporal lobe seizures

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TEMPORAL LOBE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0031690772     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01451.x     Document Type: Article

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