Identification of the Epileptogenic Tuber in Patients with Tuberous Sclerosis: A Comparison of High‐resolution EEG and MEG

Summary:  Purpose: We compared epileptiform activity recorded with EEG and magnetoencephalography (MEG) in 19 patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and epilepsy.

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