Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor: A curable cause of seizures

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 463-468

  Weissman, Z ^a   Michowitz, S ^b   Shuper, A ^b   Kornreich, L ^b   Amir, J ^b  

^a Kupat Holim Community Health Center   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

dysembryoplastic; neuroepithelial; seizures; tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TERATOMA;

EID: 0029795597     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019609030859     Document Type: Article

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