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Chapter 4 - Imaging and Cognition in Children with New-Onset Epilepsies

from Part I - Imaging the Development and Early Phase of the Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2019

By
Kevin Dabbs ,
Camille Garcia-Ramos ,
Daren Jackson ,
Jack Lin ,
Sam Bobholz ,
Dace Almane ,
Jana Jones ,
Mike Seidenberg  and
Bruce Hermann
Edited by
Andrea Bernasconi ,
Neda Bernasconi  and
Matthias Koepp
Andrea Bernasconi
Affiliation:
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Neda Bernasconi
Affiliation:
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Matthias Koepp
Affiliation:
Institute of Neurology, University College London
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Imaging Biomarkers in Epilepsy , pp. 31 - 47
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Print publication year: 2019

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