Introduction to epilepsy

Magnetic Resonance in Epilepsy

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-16

  Kuzniecky, Ruben I ^a   Jackson, Graeme D ^b   Berkovic, Samuel F ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SURGERY;

EPILEPTIC SEIZURES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI); NEUROIMAGING TECHNIQUES; SURGICAL TREATMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 84862896626     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012431152-7/50005-7     Document Type: Chapter

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