Identifying epilepsy surgery candidates in the outpatient clinic

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-159

  Gilliam, Frank G ^a   Albertson, Brenda ^a  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Epilepsy monitoring; Epilepsy surgery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mortality; Pharmacoresistant; Presurgical; Quality of life; Refractory; Seizures; Surgery; Video electroencephalography

Indexed keywords

BRAIN SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 79951673287     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.12.022     Document Type: Review

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