Cortical dysplasia and epilepsy: Functional imaging using single photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-86

  Toczek, Maria T ^a,b   Theodore, William H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036146540     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1042-3680(02)80008-0     Document Type: Article

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