Use of routine MEG in the primary diagnostic process of epilepsy

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 326-332

  Colon, Albert J ^a   Ossenblok, Pauly ^a   Nieuwenhuis, Lotte ^b   Stam, Kees J ^c   Boon, Paul ^a,d  

^a EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

^b AZ Maria Middelares   (Belgium)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; EEG; Epilepsy; MEG

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349814398     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181baabef     Document Type: Article

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