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Benign Epilepsy with Centro-temporal Spikes: Spike Triggered fMRI Shows Somato-sensory Cortex Activity

  1. John S. Archer,
  2. Regula S. Briellman,
  3. David F. Abbott,
  4. Ari Syngeniotis,
  5. R. Mark Wellard,
  6. Graeme D. Jackson

Article first published online: 6 FEB 2003

DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.02502.x

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Epilepsia

Volume 44, Issue 2, pages 200–204, February 2003

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Archer, John S., Briellman, Regula S., Abbott, David F., Syngeniotis, A., Wellard, R. Mark. and Jackson, Graeme D. (2003), Benign Epilepsy with Centro-temporal Spikes: Spike Triggered fMRI Shows Somato-sensory Cortex Activity. Epilepsia, 44: 200–204. doi: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.02502.x

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  1. Brain Research Institute, Neurosciences Building, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Banksia Street, Heidelberg West, 3081, Victoria Australia

*Address correspondence and reprint requests to Graeme D. Jackson at Brain Research Institute, Neurosciences Building, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Banksia Street, Heidelberg West, 3081, Victoria Australia. E-mail: BRI@brain.org.au

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  1. Issue published online: 6 FEB 2003
  2. Article first published online: 6 FEB 2003
  3. Accepted August 25, 2002.

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