Proton spectroscopic findings in children with epilepsy owing to tuberous sclerosis complex

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 517-522

  Yapici, Zuhal ^a,c   Dincer, Alp ^b   Eraksoy, Mefkure ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Radyotom Imaging Center   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CHOLINE; CREATINE; INOSITOL; LACTIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RANK SUM TEST; SEIZURE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 21044458253     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380502000609     Document Type: Article

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