Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 197-200 , March 2005

A case of psychosis with temporal lobe epilepsy: SPECT changes with treatment

  • Ozgür Oner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Öner; Gelincik Sokak 11/10; A. Ayranci; 06690, Ankara, Turkey.
    • ,
  • Ozlem Ünal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Neurology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Gülhis Deda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Neurology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Received 7 April 2004 ,Accepted 11 October 2004.

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PII: S0887-8994(04)00541-7

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.10.005

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 197-200 , March 2005

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