Comparison of EEG, MRI and PET in reading epilepsy: A case report

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-257

  Koepp, Matthias J ^a,c   Hansen, Marie Luise ^a   Pressler, Ronit M ^b   Brooks, David J ^c   Brandl, Ulrich ^b   Guldin, Barbara ^a   Duncan, John S ^c   Ried, Sibylle ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Universitatsklinikom Rudolf Virchow ^*  (Germany)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EEG mapping; Reading epilepsy; 11C diprenorphine PET

Indexed keywords

DIPRENORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031882458     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(97)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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