Intracarotid amobarbital test and fTCD in the lateralization of memory and language

Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2003, Pages 257-271

  Knake, Susanne ^a,b   Haag, Anja ^b   Rosenow, Felix ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 77957032580     PISSN: 15674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-4231(03)03019-3     Document Type: Review

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