Anatomical landmarks for hemispherotomy and their clinical application

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 747-755

  Hung, Tzu Wen ^a   Rhoton Jr , Albert L ^b   Marino Jr , Raul ^b  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Hemispherectomy; Hemispherotomy; Microsurgical anatomy; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN VEIN; CADAVER; CAPSULA INTERNA; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CHOROID PLEXUS; CLAUSTRUM; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEAFFERENTATION; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERE; HEMISPHEROTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; THALAMUS;

EID: 7244221491     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.101.5.0747     Document Type: Article

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