Thalamic Dysfunction in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: A Proton MRS Study

Summary:  Purpose: To investigate neuronal dysfunction in the thalami of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) by using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).

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