PET imaging of subclinical seizure associated with intracranial cavernous malformations.

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  • G M Healy
  • C E Redmond
  • J Kinsella
  • R P Killeen
چکیده

We present the case of a subclinical seizure identified during positron emission tomography with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose in a patient with cavernous malformations.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians

دوره 110 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017