Multiple subpial transection in patients with extratemporal epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue 6 SUPPL.4, 1998, Pages

  Smith, Michael C ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Multiple subpial transection; Resection; Seizures

Indexed keywords

BRAIN SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PIA MATER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031750068     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb05128.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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