Focal cortical dysplasia with glioproliferative changes causing seizures: Report of 3 cases

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 261-266

  Madsen, Joseph R ^a   Vallat, Anne Valérie ^a   Poussaint, Tina Young ^a   Michael Scott, R ^a   De Girolami, Umberto ^a   Anthony, Douglas C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical dysplasia; Epilepsy; Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL MOVEMENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROGLIA;

EID: 0031658091     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028662     Document Type: Article

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