Surgery for malformations of cortical development causing epilepsy

Brain

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1075-1091

  Sisodiya, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Malformation of cortical development

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MICROGYRIA; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZENCEPHALY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034065275     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/123.6.1075     Document Type: Review

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