Localizing value of α-methyl-L-tryptophan PET in intractable epilepsy of neocortical origin

Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1629-1636

  Fedi, M ^a   Reutens, David ^b   Okazawa, H ^c   Andermann, F ^a   Boling, W ^a   Dubeau, F ^a   White, C ^a   Nakai, A ^a   Gross, D W ^a   Andermann, E ^a   Diksic, M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Shiga Medical Center Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE 18; KYNURENINE; N METHYLTRYPTOPHAN; QUINOLINIC ACID; SEROTONIN; TRACER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035856457     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.57.9.1629     Document Type: Article

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