Variability of presentation in medial temporal lobe epilepsy: A study of 30 operated cases

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-11

  Adam, C ^a   Clemenceau, S ^a   Semah, F ^a,b   Hasboun, D ^a   Samson, S ^a   Aboujaoude, N ^a   Samson, Y ^b   Baulac, M ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Implanted electrodes; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medial temporal sclerosis; Neurosurgery; Positron emission tomography; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029814241     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00031.x     Document Type: Article

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