Resection of frontal encephalomalacias for intractable epilepsy: Outcome and prognostic factors

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 670-677

  Kazemi, N J ^a   So, Elson L ^a,b   Mosewich, R K ^a   O'Brien, T J ^a   Cascino, G D ^a   Trenerry, M R ^a   Sharbrough, F W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalomalacia; Epilepsy; Frontal Lobectomy; Posttraumatic; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; EPILEPSY, FRONTAL LOBE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030900154     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01236.x     Document Type: Article

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