18F-FDG PET reveals frontotemporal dysfunction in children with fever-induced refractory epileptic e...
18F-FDG PET reveals frontotemporal dysfunction in children with fever-induced refractory epileptic encephalopathy
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Fever-induced refractory epileptic encephalopathy in school-age children (FIRES) is a recently described epileptic entity whose etiology remains unknown. Brain abnormalities shown by MRI are usually limited to mesial-temporal structures and do not account for the catastrophic neuropsychologic findings.
We conducted FIRES studies in 8 patients, a...
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18F-FDG PET reveals frontotemporal dysfunction in children with fever-induced refractory epileptic encephalopathy
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_883012970
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_883012970
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0161-5505
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1535-5667
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10.2967/jnumed.110.077214
