Epilepsy surgery in tuberous sclerosis: Multistage procedures with bilateral or multilobar foci

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 689-692

  Romanelli, Pantaleo ^a   Najjar, Souhel ^b   Weiner, Howard L ^b   Devinsky, Orrin ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; CLORAZEPATE; GABAPENTIN; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0037412011     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380201700907     Document Type: Article

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