Retrospective analysis of surgical treatment outcomes for gelastic seizures: A review of the literature

Seizure

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 204-207

  Likavec, A M ^a   Dickerman, R D ^a   Heiss, J D ^a   Liow, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gelastic seizures; Hypothalamic hamartomas; Radiosurgery; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM TRANSSECTION; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXCISION; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LOBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034177077     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.1999.0352     Document Type: Article

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