Mutism in 36 patients who underwent callosotomy for drug-resistant epilepsy

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-96

  Quattrini, A ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Callosotomy; Epilepsy drug resistant; Mutism

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORPUS CALLOSUM TRANSSECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUTISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTISM; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030871242     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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