The role of magnetoencephalography in epilepsy surgery

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Tovar Spinoza, Zulma S ^a   Ochi, Ayako ^a   Rutka, James T ^a   Go, Cristina ^a   Otsubo, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy surgery; Magnetoencephalography

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 56649114119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC/2008/25/9/E16     Document Type: Review

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