Gamma Knife radiosurgery for epilepsy associated with cavernous hemangiomas: A retrospective study of 49 cases

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 22-28

  Bartolomei, F ^a   Regis J ^a   Kida, Y ^b   Kobayashi, T ^b   Vladyka, V ^c   Liscak R ^c   Forster, D M C ^d   Kemeny, A ^d   Shrottner O ^e   Pendl, G ^e  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b KOMAKI CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^d ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cavernous hemangioma; Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Epileptogenic area; Gamma Knife; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; APHASIA; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033394623     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056435     Document Type: Article

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