Induction of burst-suppression and activation of epileptiform activity after methohexital and selective amygdalo-hippocampectomy

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 443-451

  Wennberg, R ^a   Quesney, F ^a   Olivier, A ^a   Dubeau, F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burst suppression; Electrocorticography (ECOG); Epileptiform activity; Methohexital; Selective amygdalo hippocampectomy

Indexed keywords

METHOHEXITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; METHOHEXITAL; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0031149889     PISSN: 00134694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-884X(97)96052-5     Document Type: Article

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