Pure lesionectomy versus tailored epilepsy surgery in treatment of cavernous malformations presenting with epilepsy

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 80-83

  Siegel, Adrian M ^a   Roberts, David W ^b   Harbaugh, Robert E ^b   Williamson, Peter D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous malformations; Dual pathology; Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Lesionectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REOPERATION; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033937483     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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