Predictors of outcome in pediatric epilepsy surgery

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 642-647

  Paolicchi, J M ^a   Jayakar, P ^b   Dean, P ^b   Yaylali, I ^b   Morrison, G ^b   Prats, A ^b   Resnik, T ^b   Alvarez, L ^b   Duchowny, Michael ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysplasia; Epileptogenic zone; Focal epilepsy; Nonlesional temporal lobe epilepsy; Pathology; Pediatric epilepsy; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DYSPLASIA; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034620518     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.54.3.642     Document Type: Article

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