Lesionectomy in epileptogenic gangliogliomas: Seizure outcome and surgical results

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 529-535

  Giulioni, Marco ^a   Gardella, Elena ^a   Rubboli, Guido ^a   Roncaroli, Federico ^a   Zucchelli, Mino ^a   Bernardi, Bruno ^a   Tassinari, Carlo Alberto ^a   Calbucci, Fabio ^a  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellar haemorrhage; Complication; Epilepsy surgery; Ganglioglioma; Lesionectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBELLUM HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HUMAN; LESIONECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGLIOGLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744926949     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.07.017     Document Type: Article

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