Pediatric epileptogenic gangliogliomas: Seizure outcome and surgical results - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-276

  Ogiwara, Hideki ^a   Nordli Jr , Douglas R ^a   DiPatri Jr , Arthur J ^a   Alden, Tord D ^a   Bowman, Robin M ^a   Tomita, Tadanori ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Ganglioglioma; Intraoperative electrocorticography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEOCORTEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; GANGLIOGLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649156348     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.PEDS09372     Document Type: Article

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