Origin and propagation of interictal discharges in the acute electrocorticogram. Implications for pathophysiology and surgical treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy

Brain

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2259-2282

  Alarcon, G ^a,b,c   Garcia Seoane, J J ^b   Binnie, C D ^a   Martin Miguel, M C ^a   Juler, J ^a   Polkey, C E ^a   Elwes, R D C ^a   Ortiz Blasco, J M ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrocorticogram; Epileptiform discharge; Signal analysis; Spike; Surgery; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031439345     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.12.2259     Document Type: Article

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