Men may be more vulnerable to seizure-associated brain damage

Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1479-1485

  Briellmann, R S ^a   Berkovic, S F ^a   Jackson, G D ^a  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0034727587     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.55.10.1479     Document Type: Article

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