Spike topography and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in benign rolandic epilepsy with spikes evoked by tapping stimulation

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 88-92

  Manganotti, Paolo ^a   Zanette, Giampietro ^a   Beltramello, Alberto ^a   Puppini, Giovanni ^a   Miniussi, Carlo ^a   Maravita, Angelo ^a   Santorum, Enrica ^a   Marzi, Carlo Alberto ^a   Fiaschi, Antonio ^a   Bernardina, Bernardo Dalla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

EEG; Epilepsy; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Interictal spikes; Scalp topography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 0031876779     PISSN: 00134694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-4694(98)00045-5     Document Type: Article

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