EEG Diagnostic Procedures and Special Investigations in the Assessment of Photosensitivity

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 35-39

  Rubboli, Guido ^a   Parra, Jaime ^b   Seri, Stefano ^c   Takahashi, Takeo ^d   Thomas, Pierre ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d Yaotome Clinic   (Japan)

^e PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

EEG MRI coregistration; High density EEG; Intermittent photic stimulation; Low luminance visual stimulation; Magnetoencephalography; Pattern stimulation; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LOW LUMINANCE VISUAL STIMULATION; LUMINANCE; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN STIMULATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; STROBOSCOPY; TELEVISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0347356478     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.451002.x     Document Type: Review

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