Magnetoencephalography-guided epilepsy surgery for children with intractable focal epilepsy: SickKids experience

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-110

  Ochi, Ayako ^a   Otsubo, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy surgery; Intractable focal epilepsy; MEG

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEURONAVIGATION; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; SUBDURAL SPACE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 42649135561     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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