Resection of the lesion in patients with hypothalamic hamartomas and catastrophic epilepsy

Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1338-1347

  Palmini, André ^a   Chandler, C ^a   Andermann, F ^a   Costa da Costa, J ^a   Paglioli Neto, E ^a   Polkey, C ^a   Rosenblatt, B ^a   Montes, J ^a   Martinez J V ^a   Farmer, J P ^a   Sinclair, B ^a   Aronyk, K ^a   Paglioli, E ^a   Coutinho, L ^a   Raupp, S ^a   Portuguez, M ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037076474     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.58.9.1338     Document Type: Article

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