Postoperative seizure outcome in a series of 114 patients with supratentorial arteriovenous

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-111

  Thorpe, M L ^a   Cordato, D J ^a   Morgan, M K ^a   Herkes, G K ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebral arteriovenous malformations; Epilepsy; Intracerebral haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033925733     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jocn.1999.0159     Document Type: Article

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