Randomized controlled trial of 2.5-cm versus 3.5-cm mesial temporal resection - Part 2: Volumetric resection extent and subgroup analyses

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-228

  Schramm, Johannes ^a   Lehmann, T N ^b   Zentner, J ^c   Mueller, C A ^a   Scorzin, J ^a   Fimmers, R ^a   Meencke, H J ^d   Schulze Bonhage, A ^e   Elger, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d Department of Epileptology   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amygdalohippocampectomy; Epilepsy surgery; Randomized controlled trial; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOHIPPOCAMPECTOMY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 79952537381     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0901-5     Document Type: Article

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