Microsurgery of epileptic foci in the insular region: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1153-1163

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

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortical stimulation; Insula; Intractible epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INSULA; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEURONAVIGATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEURONAVIGATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650784432     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.JNS08807     Document Type: Article

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