Epilepsy Research
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 123-127 , January 1998

Cerebral glucose metabolism and centrotemporal spikes

  • P Van Bogaert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology (Pediatric Neurology), ULB-Hôpital Erasme, 808 route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
    • PET/Biomedical Cyclotron Unit, ULB-Hôpital Erasme, 808 route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32 2 5554364; fax: +32 2 5553942.
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  • D Wikler

      Affiliations

    • PET/Biomedical Cyclotron Unit, ULB-Hôpital Erasme, 808 route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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  • P Damhaut

      Affiliations

    • PET/Biomedical Cyclotron Unit, ULB-Hôpital Erasme, 808 route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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  • H.B Szliwowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology (Pediatric Neurology), ULB-Hôpital Erasme, 808 route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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  • S Goldman

      Affiliations

    • PET/Biomedical Cyclotron Unit, ULB-Hôpital Erasme, 808 route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

Received 22 May 1997 ,Revised 18 August 1997 ,Accepted 21 August 1997.

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Epilepsy Research
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 123-127 , January 1998

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