Thalamofrontal neurodevelopment in new-onset pediatric idiopathic generalized epilepsy

Neurology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-33

  Pulsipher, D T ^a   Dabbs, K ^b   Tuchsherer, V ^a   Sheth, R D ^c   Koehn, M A ^d   Hermann, B P ^b   Seidenberg, M ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

^d MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 78751635260     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318203e8f3     Document Type: Article

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