Prognostic significance of interictal epileptiform discharges after epilepsy surgery

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 255-262

  Rathore, Chaturbhuj ^a   Radhakrishnan, Kurupath ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anterior temporal lobectomy; Corpus callosotomy; Epilepsy surgery; Hemispherotomy; Postoperative EEG; Seizure outcome

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CORPUS CALLOSOTOMY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERICTAL EPILEPTIFORM DISCHARGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SPIKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN WAVES; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955473006     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181eaa5fa     Document Type: Review

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