Stereotactic radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of gelastic seizures associated with hypothalamic hamartoma: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 881-884

  Parrent, Andrew G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Gelastic seizure; Hypothalamic hamartoma; Radiofrequency lesion; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033392611     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.5.0881     Document Type: Article

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