Successful functional hemispherectomy in adult patients with refractory epilepsy;La hemisferectomía funeional también es eficaz en pacientes adultos con epilepsia catastrófica

Neurologia

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-14

  De Francisco, J ^a   Fernandez, S ^a   Carreno M ^a   Rumia, J ^a   Donaire, A ^a   Maestro, I ^a   Bargallo, N ^a   Candela, S ^a   Pintor, L ^a   Boget, T ^a   Setoain, X ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diffuse hemispheric syndromes; Functional hemispherectomy; Hemiparesis; Refractory epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; MEROPENEM; PHENYTOIN; TIAGABINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIANOPIA; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; REFRACTORY PERIOD; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63449127174     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: 15781968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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