Surgical treatment of epilepsy in pediatric patients

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 106-110

  Wyllie, Elaine ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLOBAZAM; OXCARBAZEPINE;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0034081446     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100052185     Document Type: Review

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