Patient satisfaction with surgical treatment of refractory epilepsy done in childhood and early adolescence

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 30-32

  Keene, Daniel L ^a   Loy English, Inge ^a   Ventureyra, Enrique C G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Epilepsy; Satisfaction; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031809915     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050170     Document Type: Article

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