Outcome of epilepsy surgery in focal cortical dysplasia

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-188

  Kral, T ^a   Clusmann, H ^a   Blumcke I ^a   Fimmers, R ^a   Ostertun, B ^a   Kurthen, M ^a   Schramm, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOBECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037308960     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.2.183     Document Type: Article

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