Factors predictive of the outcome of frontal lobe epilepsy surgery

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 843-849

  Mosewich, R K ^a   So, Elson L ^a   O'Brien, T J ^a   Cascino, G D ^a   Sharbrough, F W ^a   Marsh, W R ^a   Meyer, F B ^a   Jack, C R ^a   O'Brien, P C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgical outcome; Febrile seizures; Frontal lobe epilepsy; Frontal lobe epilepsy surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033921396     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00251.x     Document Type: Article

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