Findings on low-field cranial MR images in epileptic dogs that lack interictal neurological deficits

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 320-325

  Smith, P M ^a   Talbot, C E ^a   Jeffery, N D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epilepsy; Interictal; Magnetic resonance imaging; Seizure

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SEIZURES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 42949127671     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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