Electrophysiologic studies and intraoperative localization in a child with epilepsia partialis continua

Journal of Epilepsy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 192-197

  Legatt, Alan D ^a,d   LaSala, Patrick A ^a   Mitnick, Robin J ^a   Zacharowicz, Leon ^a   Llena, Josefina F ^a   Fray, Cecile I ^b,c   Shinnar, Shlomo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lincoln Hospital   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical stimulation; Electrocorticography; Epilepsia partialis continua; Focal cortical dysplasia; Intraoperative neurophysiology; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FACE MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030218930     PISSN: 08966974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0896-6974(96)00031-X     Document Type: Article

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