Surgery for epilepsy in children with dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor: Clinical spectrum, seizure outcome, neuroradiology, and pathology

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 485-491

  Bilginer, Burçak ^a   Yalnızoglu, Dilek ^a   Soylemezoglu, Figen ^a   Turanlı, Guzide ^a   Cila, Ayşenur ^a   Topçu, Meral ^a   Akalan, Nejat ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amygdalohippocampectomy; Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor; Epilepsy surgery; Lesionectomy; Temporal lobectomy

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; TOPIRAMATE; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DYSEMBRYOPLASTIC NEUROEPITHELIAL TUMOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POLYPHARMACY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62449224745     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0762-x     Document Type: Article

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