Transsylvian functional hemispherectomy

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 960-966

  Binder, Devin K ^a   Schramm, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomic; Disconnection; Epilepsy; Functional; Hemispherectomy; Hemispherotomy; Transsylvian

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BRAIN DAMAGE; CRANIOTOMY; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSYLVIAN FUNCTIONAL HEMISPHERECTOMY;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746313977     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0131-6     Document Type: Review

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