Multimodal neuroimaging in presurgical evaluation of childhood epilepsy

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 779-785

  da Jung, Eun ^a   Lee, Joon Soo ^b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Childhood epilepsy; Multimodal neuroimaging; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951748943     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.8.779     Document Type: Review

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