Epilepsy Research
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 379-387 , November 1998

Thalamocortical circuits causing remote hypometabolism during focal interictal epilepsy

  • C Bruehl

      Affiliations

    • Neurologische Klinik, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
    • ,
  • U Wagner

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Physiologische Psychologie, Universitätsstr.1, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
    • ,
  • J.P Huston

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Physiologische Psychologie, Universitätsstr.1, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
    • ,
  • O.W Witte

      Affiliations

    • Neurologische Klinik, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 211 8118977; fax: +49 211 8116611; e-mail: witte@neurologie.uni-duesseldorf.de

Received 11 February 1998 ,Accepted 5 May 1998.

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Epilepsy Research
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 379-387 , November 1998

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