The frontal lobe in absence epilepsy: EEG-fMRI findings

Neurology

Volumn 78, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1157-1165

  Carney, P W ^a,b,c   Masterton, R A J ^b   Flanagan, D ^b   Berkovic, S F ^a,c   Jackson, G D ^a,b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE SEIZURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84860738895     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31824f801d     Document Type: Article

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