Functional imaging in reading epilepsy: a case report.
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چکیده
Reading epilepsy is an uncommon epileptic syndrome preferentially related to the temporoparietal region of the language dominant hemisphere. We report ictal and interictal brain perfusion SPECT images in a 28-year-old woman who was reading epilepsy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of nuclear medicine
دوره 13 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999