Seizure outcome after resection of cavernous malformations is better when surrounding hemosiderin-stained brain also is removed

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 563-566

  Baumann, Christian R ^a   Schuknecht, Bernhard ^b   Lo Russo, Giorgio ^c   Cossu, Massimo ^c   Citterio, Alberto ^c   Andermann, Frederick ^d   Siegel, Adrian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavernous malformation; Epilepsy; Hemosiderin; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; HEMOSIDERIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBROVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644796514     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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