The role of subcortical structures in human epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior - Tập 3 Số 3 - Trang 219-231 - 2002
Andrew D. Norden1, Hal Blumenfeld
1Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, 06520-8018, CT, USA

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