Presurgical strategies and epilepsy surgery in children: Comparison of literature and personal experiences

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 149-157

  Munari, C ^a,b   Lo Russo, G ^a   Minotti, L ^c   Cardinale, F ^a   Tassi, L ^a   Kahane, P ^c   Francione, S ^a   Hoffmann, D ^c   Benabid, A L ^c  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Epilepsy surgery; Outcome; Presurgical investigations; Stereo electroencephalography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032914447     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050358     Document Type: Article

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