Functional MRI and structural MRI as tools for understanding comorbid conditions in children with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 295-302

  McDonald, Brenna C ^a   Hummer, Tom A ^a   Dunn, David W ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Childhood epilepsy; Disruptive behavior disorder; Functional imaging; Language; Memory; Structural neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEMORY; NEUROIMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY DISORDERS; OXYGEN;

EID: 84875233987     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.10.013     Document Type: Review

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