Insular cortex epilepsy: An overview

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Nguyen, Dang Khoa ^a   Nguyen, Dong Bach ^a   Malak, Ramez ^a   Bouthillier, Alain ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHASIA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FRONTAL LOBE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INSULA; INSULAR CORTEX EPILEPSY; MORBIDITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISCERA;

EID: 69249154994     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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