Tonic seizures of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: Periictal single-photon emission computed tomography suggests a corticopontine network

Utcharee Intusoma; David F Abbott; Richard AJ Masterton; Monique R Stagnitti; Mark R Newton; Graeme D Jackson; Jeremy L Freeman; A Simon Harvey; John S Archer

Journal article

Tonic seizures of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: Periictal single-photon emission computed tomography suggests a corticopontine network

Utcharee Intusoma, David F Abbott, Richard AJ Masterton, Monique R Stagnitti, Mark R Newton, Graeme D Jackson, Jeremy L Freeman, A Simon Harvey, John S Archer

EPILEPSIA | WILEY | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1111/epi.12398

University of Melbourne Researchers

Mark Newton Author Medical Education

David Abbott Author Medicine - Austin Health

John Archer Author Medicine - Austin Health

Anthony Harvey Author Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital

Graeme Jackson Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC)

Funding Acknowledgements

The nuclear medicine departments of Austin Health and Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne provided access to the imaging data. Mr Aaron Warren assisted with manuscript preparation. Professor Philip Thompson provided neuroanatomic insights. Funding support was provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC - project grant ID no. 628725), and the Operational Infrastructure Support Program of the State Government of Victoria, Australia.