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A Multimodal Imaging- and Stimulation-based Method of Evaluating Connectivity-related Brain Excitability in Patients with Epilepsy
Published on: November 13, 2016
Neuroimaging in epilepsy
Shahina Bano1, Sachchida Nand Yadav, Vikas Chaudhary
1Department of Radiodiagnosis, Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital & Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Epilepsy is the most common neurological disease worldwide and is second only to stroke in causing neurological morbidity. Neuroimaging plays a very important role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with epilepsy. This review article highlights the specific role of various imaging modalities in patients with epilepsy, and their practical applications in the management of epileptic patients.
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