Cortical malformations: A frequent cause of epilepsy in children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 555-562

  Lagae, Lieven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain development; Cortical malformations; Epilepsy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Migration disorders

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033942251     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310000452     Document Type: Review

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