Transcallosal resection of hypothalamic hamartoma for gelastic epilepsy

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 275-279

  Andrew, M ^a,c   Parr, J R ^a   Stacey, R ^a   Rosenfeld, J V ^b   Hart, Y ^a   Pretorius, P ^a   Nijhawan, S ^a   Zaiwalla, Z ^a   McShane, M A ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Gelastic; Hypothalamic hamartoma; Seizures; Transcallosalre section

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DESMOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EXPERIENCE; GELASTIC SEIZURE; HAMARTOMA; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORPUS CALLOSUM; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; INFANT; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THIRD VENTRICLE;

EID: 37749020360     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0448-9     Document Type: Article

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