Revisiting the role of the insula in refractory partial epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 510-520

  Nguyen, Dang Khoa ^a   Nguyen, Dong Bach ^a   Malak, Ramez ^a   Leroux, Jean Maxime ^a   Carmant, Lionel ^a,b   Saint Hilaire, Jean Marc ^a   Giard, Normand ^a   Cossette, Patrick ^a   Bouthillier, Alain ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortical stimulation; Epilepsy surgery; Insular cortex epilepsy; Intracranial study; Refractory epilepsy

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FRONTAL LOBE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 61849171563     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01758.x     Document Type: Article

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