Epilepsy Research
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 245-250 , April 1996

Significance of head turn sequences in temporal lobe onset seizures

  • Bassel Abou-Khalil

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2100 Pierce Avenue, Rm 336 MCS, Nashville, TN 37212, USA. Tel.: (615) 936-0060; fax: (615) 936-0223.
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  • Toufic Fakhoury

Received 23 May 1995 ,Revised 15 October 1995 ,Accepted 20 October 1995.

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Epilepsy Research
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 245-250 , April 1996

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