The mirror focus phenomenon and secondary epileptogenesis in human epilepsy

Journal of Epilepsy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 78-85

  McCarthy, Richard J ^a   O'Connor, Michael J ^b,c   Sperling, Michael R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Mirror focus; Outcome; Secondary epileptogenesis; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031552132     PISSN: 08966974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6974(96)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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