Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 291, Issue 1 , Pages 44-51 , 15 April 2010

Spectrum of epilepsy in Wilson's disease with electroencephalographic, MR imaging and pathological correlates

  • L.K. Prashanth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India
    • ,
  • S. Sinha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. NIMHANS, Hosur Road, Bangalore: 560029, India. Tel.: +91 802 699 5150; fax: +91 802 656 4830.
    • ,
  • A.B. Taly

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India
    • ,
  • A.Mahadevan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India
    • ,
  • M.K. Vasudev

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India
    • ,
  • S.K. Shankar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India

Received 20 November 2009 ,Revised 30 December 2009 ,Accepted 7 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.01.007

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 291, Issue 1 , Pages 44-51 , 15 April 2010

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