Intractable seizures of frontal lobe origin: Clinical characteristics, localizing signs, and results of surgery

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1139-1152

  Jobst, B C ^a,b   Siegel, A M ^a   Thadani, V M ^a   Roberts, D W ^a   Rhodes, H C ^a   Williamson, P D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Frontal lobe; Localization; Outcome; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPTIC AURA; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033811634     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00319.x     Document Type: Article

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