Insular epilepsy masquerading as multifocal cortical epilepsy as proven by depth electrode

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 365-367

  Levitt, Michael R ^a   Ojemann, Jeffrey G ^a   Kuratani, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth electrode; Electrocorticography; Epilepsy; Insula; Topectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULA; INSULAR EPILEPSY; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MULTIFOCAL CORTICAL EPILEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 77950585369     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.11.PEDS09169     Document Type: Article

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