Epilepsy Research
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 1-12 , June 1998

Impaired sensorimotor gating in patients with non-epileptic seizures

  • Hamid R Pouretemad

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Neurophysiology Section, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +44 171 9193279; fax: +44 171 7019044; e-mail: H. Pouretemad@IOP.bpmf.ac.UK
    • ,
  • Pamela J Thompson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychology, Institute of Neurology, University of London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Peter B.C Fenwick

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Neurophysiology Section, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK

Received 26 November 1997 ,Revised 5 February 1998 ,Accepted 27 February 1998.

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Epilepsy Research
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