Focal cortical resection in malformations of cortical development

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Lo Russo, Giorgio ^a   Tassi, Laura ^a   Cossu, Massimo ^a   Cardinale, Francesco ^a   Mai, Roberto ^a   Castana, Laura ^a   Colombo, Nadia ^a   Bramerio, Manuela ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Focal cortical dysplasia; Focal resection; Malformation of cortical development; SEEG

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXANDER DISEASE; ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROGYRIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 0141994819     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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