Magnetic field therapy for epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 3 SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages

  McLean, Michael ^a   Engström, Stefan ^a   Holcomb, Robert ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternating (time varying) magnetic fields; Animal seizure models; Cellular actions of static magnetic fields; Electromagnets; Epilepsy; Magnetic fields; Static (time invariant) magnetic fields; Therapeutic magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243581687     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0210     Document Type: Article

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