Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor and probable sudden unexplained death in epilepsy: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sîrbu, Carmen Adella ^a  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSEMBRYOPLASTIC NEUROEPITHELIAL TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM;

EID: 80052586459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-441     Document Type: Article

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