Retrospective analysis of variables favouring good surgical outcome in posterior epilepsies

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 465-472

  Barba, Carmen ^a,b   Doglietto, F ^b   De Luca, L ^b   Faraca, G ^b   Marra, C ^b   Meglio, M ^b   Rossi, G F ^b   Colicchio, G ^b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Posterior epilepsies; SEEG

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GLIOMA; GLIOSIS; HEMIPARESIS; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICROGYRIA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PACHYGYRIA; PARIETAL LOBE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PORENCEPHALY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALP; STURGE WEBER SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744398901     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0676-4     Document Type: Article

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