Role of magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative evaluation of patients with refractory epilepsy

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-24

  Hui, A C F ^a   Lam, J M K ^b   Chan, Y L ^b   Au Yeung, K M ^b   Wong, K S ^a   Kay, R ^a   Poon, W S ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROVASCULAR MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SCLEROSIS;

EID: 12244311863     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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