MRI-negative epilepsy: Protocols to optimize lesion detection

Epilepsia

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2011, Pages 25-27

  Vézina, Louis Gilbert ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal cortical dysplasia; Hippocampal sclerosis; Magnetization transfer imaging; Myelination; Polymicrogyria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEIZURES;

EID: 79960080089     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03147.x     Document Type: Article

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