Pediatric epilepsy surgery: Lessons and challenges

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-118

  Lachhwani, Deepak K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early intervention with surgery; Goals for surgery; Medically refractory epilepsy; Surgery in specific situations

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CATALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

BRAIN DISEASES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22044443465     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2005.04.001     Document Type: Review

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