Surgical outcome in patients with refractory epilepsy associated to MRI-defined unilateral mesial temporal sclerosis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 2 B, 2006, Pages 363-368

  Baldauf, Cristine Mella ^a   Cukiert, Arthur ^a,b   Argentoni, Meire ^a   Baise Zung, Carla ^a   Forster, Cássio Roberto ^a   Mello, Valeria Antakli ^a   Burattini, José Augusto ^a   Mariani, Pedro Paulo ^a   Câmara, Ródio Brandão ^a   Seda, Lauro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL BRIGADEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Hippocampal sclerosis; Magnetic resonance image; Refractory temporal lobe epilepsy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747395790     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000300003     Document Type: Article

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