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centrotemporal

centrotemporal

English

Adjective

centrotemporal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the centre of the temple(s) of the head.
    • 2015 July 31, “Local Activity and Causal Connectivity in Children with Benign Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134361:
      All together, these findings provide additional insight into the neurophysiological mechanisms of epilepitogenisis and cognitive dysfunction associated with BECTS. Introduction Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) (also known as rolandic epilepsy) is the most common form of idiopathic focal epilepsy syndrome in childhood [1 ].