Endoscopic resection of hypothalamic hamartomas for refractory symptomatic epilepsy

Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1543-1548

  Ng, Y T ^a   Rekate, H L ^a   Prenger, E C ^a   Wang, N C ^a   Chung, S S ^a   Feiz Erfan, I ^a   Johnsonbaugh, R E ^a   Varland, M R ^a   Kerrigan, J F ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; APHASIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC HAMARTOMA; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; VOMITING;

EID: 42549151869     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000310644.40767.aa     Document Type: Article

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