The underlying pathophysiology of ictal dystonia in temporal lobe epilepsy: An FDG-PET study

Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1289-1292

  Dupont, S ^a,b,c   Semah, F ^a,b   Baulac, M ^a   Samson, Y ^a,b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

^c SERVICE HOSPITALIER FRÉDÉRIC JOLIOT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSTONIA; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0031744099     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.51.5.1289     Document Type: Article

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