Epilepsy in patients with cerebral malformations

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 87, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hamiwka, Lorie D ^a   Wirrell, Elaine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS;

EID: 67649383896     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0072-9752(07)87021-7     Document Type: Review

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