MRI confirmation of accuracy of freehand placement of mesial temporal lobe depth electrodes in the investigation of intractable epilepsy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-178

  Davies, K G ^a,b,c,d   Phillips, B L B ^a,b,c   Hermann, B P ^a,b,c  

^a BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SEMMES MURPHEY NEUROLOGIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d Epi Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrode implantation; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Neuro imaging

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, FRONTAL LOBE; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0029935442     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699650040331     Document Type: Article

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