Substrates of localization-related epilepsies: Biologic implications of localizing findings in humans

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 114-123

  Spencer, S S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN TUMOR; DEJA VU; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC AURA; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIPPOCAMPUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0031882536     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01349.x     Document Type: Article

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