Magnetoencephalography and magnetic source imaging in epilepsy

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 271-280

  Funke, Michael ^a   Constantino, T ^a   Van Orman, C ^b   Rodin, E ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Magnetoencephalography; MEG source imaging; MEG EEG co registration; Seizures; Spikes, interictal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; NEOCORTEX; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; REVIEW; SPIKE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 70349565549     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005940904000409     Document Type: Review

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