Transcallosal resection of hypothalamic hamartomas, with control of seizures, in children with gelastic epilepsy

Neurosurgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 108-118

  Rosenfeld, Jeffrey V ^a,b   Harvey, A Simon ^a,b   Wrennall, Jacquie ^a   Zacharin, Margaret ^a   Berkovic, Samuel F ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Gelastic seizures; Hypothalamic hamartoma; Precocious puberty

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; GELASTIC SEIZURE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035155942     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200101000-00019     Document Type: Article

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