Cranial computed tomography in partial motor seizures

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 641-644

  Hussain, Jageer ^a   Srinivasan, S ^a   Serane, V Tiroumourougane ^a   Mahadevan, S ^a   Elangovan, S ^a   Bhuvaneswari, V ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Disappearing CT lesion; Normal development; Partial seizure

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4043162703     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02724126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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