Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 347-351 , July 2010

Bimodal ultradian seizure periodicity in human mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

  • Matthew Karafin

      Affiliations

    • Iowa Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
    • Current address: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
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  • Erik K. St. Louis

      Affiliations

    • Iowa Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Current address: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States. Tel.: +1 507 266 7456; fax: +1 507 266 7772.
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  • M. Bridget Zimmerman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, United States
    • ,
  • Jon David Sparks

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, United States
    • ,
  • Mark A. Granner

      Affiliations

    • Iowa Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States

Received 21 January 2010 ,Accepted 18 May 2010.

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PII: S1059-1311(10)00109-3

doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.05.005

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 347-351 , July 2010

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