Long-term follow-up of stereotactic Gamma Knife radiosurgery in epilepsy

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 349-356

  Whang, C J ^a   Kwon, Y ^a  

^a Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

epilepsy; focal cerebral lesion; radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 12644260440     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099735     Document Type: Conference Paper

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