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Chapter 3 - Imaging Biomarkers of Acquired Epilepsies

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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2019

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Marian Galovic  and
Matthias Koepp
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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. 18 - 30
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