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Conventional and Functional Brain Imaging in Childhood Epilepsy

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Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy

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Hertz-Pannier, L., Chiron, C. (2001). Conventional and Functional Brain Imaging in Childhood Epilepsy. In: Jambaqué, I., Lassonde, M., Dulac, O. (eds) Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 50. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47612-6_2

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