Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in childhood epilepsy

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Gulati, Sheffali ^a   Bal, C S ^a   Kalra, Veena ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Neuroimaging; Pseudoseizures

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION;

BRAIN; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0033649755     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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