Contrast gain control abnormalities in idiopathic generalized epilepsy
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Contrast gain control abnormalities in idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
OBJECTIVE The origin of neural hyperexcitability underlying idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) is not known. The objective of this study is to identify evidence of hyperexcitability in precisely measured visual evoked responses and to understand the nature of changes in excitation and inhibition that lead to altered responses in human patients with IGE. METHODS Steady-state visual-evoked p...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Neurology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0364-5134
DOI: 10.1002/ana.22462