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SPECT in partial epilepsy: Identifying side of the focus
A.R. Andersen,
L. Gram,
L. Kjær,
A. Fuglsang-Frederiksen,
M. Herning,
N.A. Lassen, M. Dam,
Corresponding Author
A.R. Andersen
University Clinic of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
University Clinic of Neurology Rigshospitalet DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.Search for more papers by this authorL. Gram
University Clinic of Neurology, of Magnetic, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorL. Kjær
Resonance, of Clinical Neurophysiology, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorA. Fuglsang-Frederiksen
Department of Radiology, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorM. Herning
Hvidovre Hospital and Department of Clinical Physiology, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorM. Dam
University Clinic of Neurology, of Magnetic, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorA.R. Andersen,
L. Gram,
L. Kjær,
A. Fuglsang-Frederiksen,
M. Herning,
N.A. Lassen, M. Dam,
Corresponding Author
A.R. Andersen
University Clinic of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
University Clinic of Neurology Rigshospitalet DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.Search for more papers by this authorL. Gram
University Clinic of Neurology, of Magnetic, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorL. Kjær
Resonance, of Clinical Neurophysiology, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorA. Fuglsang-Frederiksen
Department of Radiology, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorM. Herning
Hvidovre Hospital and Department of Clinical Physiology, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorM. Dam
University Clinic of Neurology, of Magnetic, Copenhagen, Denmark
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