Experiences of Epilepsy Surgery in Intractable Seizures with Past History of CNS Infection

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 73-78

  Lee, Joon Hong ^a,c   Lee, Byung In ^a   Park, Soo Chul ^a   Kim, Won Joo ^a   Kim, Jeong Yeon ^a   Park, Sun Ah ^a   Huh, Kyoon ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CNS infection; Encephalitis; Epilepsy surgery; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS;

EID: 0031115121     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1997.38.2.73     Document Type: Article

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