Tubers, epileptogenic foci, and epileptogenic networks in tuberous sclerosis

Epilepsia

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2357-2359

  Curatolo, Paolo ^a   Moavero, Romina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SURGERY; DISEASE DURATION; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SEIZURE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

AGE FACTORS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; NERVE NET; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 78349241446     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02713.x     Document Type: Letter

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