f-MRI in epilepsy with spike and wave activity evoked by eye closure: Different bold activation in a patient with idiopathic partial epilepsy with occipital spikes and a control group

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-165

  Avesani, Mirko ^b,d   Formaggio, E ^b   Storti, S ^b   Alessandrini, F ^a   Bongiovanni, L G ^b   Cordioli, C ^b   Beltramello, A ^a   Fiaschi, A ^b,c   Manganotti, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

EEG; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Reflex epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT; EYELID CLOSURE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 42449137545     PISSN: 19714009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140090802100201     Document Type: Article

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