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EEG-fMRI in the presurgical work-up of patients with partial epilepsy and unclear seizure focus

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boxed-textZijlmans M et al. (2007) EEG-fMRI in the preoperative work-up for epilepsy surgery. Brain 130: 2343–2353

The exact role of EEG-fMRI in the presurgical work-up of patients with partial epilepsy and unclear seizure focus is still evolving, but in some cases this tool can improve source localization and, therefore, provide new prospects for surgery

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