Prognostic factors and outcome after different types of resection for temporal lobe epilepsy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1131-1141

  Clusmann, Hans ^a   Schramm, Johannes ^a   Kral, Thomas ^a   Helmstaedter, Christoph ^a   Ostertun, Burkhard ^a   Fimmers, Rolf ^a   Haun, Dorothee ^a   Elger, Christian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuropsychology; Predictive factor; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036830632     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.5.1131     Document Type: Article

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