Low incidence of subdural grid-related complications in prolonged pediatric EEG monitoring

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 284-287

  Musleh, Wael ^a   Yassari, Reza ^a   Hecox, Kurt ^a   Kohrman, Michael ^a   Chico, Maria ^a   Frim, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Epileptogenic foci; Invasive electroencephalography monitoring; Subdural grid implantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROTHROMBIN TIME; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUBDURAL SPACE;

EID: 33747142694     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094063     Document Type: Article

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