Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 47-50 , January 2006

Focal Glucose Hypermetabolism in Interictal State of West Syndrome

  • Tomohiro Kumada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shiga Medical Center for Children, Moriyama, Japan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Hidehiko Okazawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • PET Unit, Research Institute, Shiga Medical Center, Moriyama, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Yamauchi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • PET Unit, Research Institute, Shiga Medical Center, Moriyama, Japan
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  • Toshiyuki Kitoh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shiga Medical Center for Children, Moriyama, Japan
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  • Masatoshi Ito, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shiga Medical Center for Children, Moriyama, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. M. Ito; Department of Pediatrics; Shiga Medical Center for Children; 5-7-30 Moriyama, Moriyama, 524-0022 Japan

Received 21 December 2004 ,Accepted 25 May 2005.

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PII: S0887-8994(05)00279-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.05.019

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 47-50 , January 2006

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