Mesial temporal lobe seizures may activate thermoregulatory mechanisms in humans: An infrared study of facial temperature

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 399-406

  Sunderam, Sridhar ^a   Osorio, Ivan ^a,b  

^a Flint Hills Scientific LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Infrared imaging; Seizure; Skin temperature; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FACE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MOTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEIZURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0042921399     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(03)00116-1     Document Type: Article

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