Pulsed-arterial-spin-labeling perfusion 3T MRI following single seizure: A first case report study

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 225-227

  Pizzini, Francesca ^a   Farace, Paolo ^b   Zanoni, Tiziano ^a   Magon, Stefano ^b   Beltramello, Alberto ^a   Sbarbati, Andrea ^b   Fabene, Paolo F ^b  

^a Verona City Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hyperperfusion; Hypoperfusion; Neurodegeneration; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIN LABELING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTERIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 53249122892     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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