Absolute and relative predictor values of some non-invasive and invasive studies for the outcome of anterior temporal lobectomy

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-74

  Velasco, Ana Luisa ^b   Boleaga, Bernardo ^c   Brito, Francisco ^a   Jiménez, Fiacro ^a   Gordillo, José Luis ^d   Velasco, Francisco ^a   Velasco, Marcos ^a  

^a SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

^b U de Invest Medica en Neurofisiol   (Mexico)

^c Hospital Angeles Clinica Londres   (Mexico)

^d PEMEX   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Clinical; Early and late follow ups; Extent of temporal lobectomy; Image; Nature of lesions; Surface and depth EEG studies; Temporal lobectomy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034594454     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-0128(99)00050-0     Document Type: Article

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