Generalized epilepsy in hypothalamic hamartoma: Evolution and postoperative resolution

Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 762-767

  Freeman, Jeremy L ^a,b,d   Harvey, A S ^a,b,d   Rosenfeld, J V ^a,c   Wrennall, J A ^a   Bailey, C A ^a   Berkovic, S F ^a,b,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GELASTIC SEIZURE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SPIKE WAVE; TONIC SEIZURE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 12244289621     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000049457.05670.7D     Document Type: Article

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