Semantically-triggered reading epilepsy: An experimental case study

Cortex

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 101-111

  Pegna, A J ^a   Picard, F ^b   Martory, M D ^b   Vuilleumier, P ^b   Seeck, M ^b   Jallon, P ^b   Landis, T ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

EEG; Epilepsy; Neuropsychology; Reading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHONEME; READING;

EID: 0032975029     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70788-3     Document Type: Article

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