Application of ictal brain SPECT for differentiating epileptic from nonepileptic seizures

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-101

  De León, Ovidio A ^a   Blend, Michael J ^a   Jobe, Thomas H ^a   Pontón, Maria ^a   Gaviria, Moisés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 1842294587     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.9.1.99     Document Type: Article

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