Functional recovery following resection of an epileptogenic focus in the motor hand area

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 384-388

  Chamoun, Roukoz B ^a   Mikati, Mohamad A ^a   Comair, Youssef G ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Central resection; Cortical dysplasia; Cortical reorganization; Epilepsy surgery; Motor hand area; Primary sensorimotor cortex

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROSURGERY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 35748983194     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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