Malformation of cortical development in adult patients

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Tinuper, Paolo ^a   D'Orsi, Giuseppe ^b   Bisulli, Francesca ^b   Zaniboni, Anna ^b   Piraccini, Antonella ^b   Bernardi, Bruno ^b   Baruzzi, Agostino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult epilepsy; Adult onset; Malformation of cortical development; Periventricular nodular heterotopia; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGYRIA; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; GLIOMA; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROGYRIA; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHIZENCEPHALY; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHORISTOMA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0141960160     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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