The localizing value of ictal SPECT in children with tuberous sclerosis complex and refractory partial epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-46

  Koh, Susan ^a   Jayakar, Prasanna ^a,b   Resnick, Trevor ^a   Alvarez, Luis ^a   Liit, Richard E ^b   Duchowny, Michael ^a  

^a Department of Bioengineering   (United States)

^b MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Epilepsy surgery; Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); Subdural recording; Tuberous sclerosis complex

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCINTISCANNING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0033085855     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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