11.3.2. Radiosurgery in Epilepsy - Pathological considerations

Progress in Neurological Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue , 2007, Pages 279-288

  House, P ^a   Kim, J ^b   Lanerolle, N ^b   Barbaro, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW;

ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 34447500333     PISSN: 00796492     EISSN: 16623924     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000100171     Document Type: Article

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