Predictors of seizure freedom in the surgical treatment of supratentorial cavernous malformations: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1169-1174

  Englot, Dario J ^a   Han, Seunggu J ^a   Lawton, Michael T ^a   Chang, Edward F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernoma; Cavernous angioma; Epilepsy; Resection; Seizure; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN;

ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83055193772     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.7.JNS11536     Document Type: Article

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