Post-traumatic frontal lobe epilepsy with structural changes: Excellent results after cortical resection

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 114-117

  Cukiert, Arthur ^a   Olivier, André ^a   Andermann, Frederick ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030006656     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100038828     Document Type: Article

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