Chronic bilateral subthalamic stimulation after anterior callosotomy in drug-resistant epilepsy: Long-term clinical and functional outcome of two cases

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 135-139

  Capecci, Marianna ^a   Ricciuti, Riccardo A ^b   Ortenzi, Andrea ^b   Paggi, Aldo ^b   Durazzi, Vasco ^b   Rychlicki, Franco ^b   Provinciali, Leandro ^a   Scerrati, Massimo ^a   Ceravolo, Maria Gabriella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona   (Italy)

Author keywords

Callosotomy; DBS; Epilepsy; Outcome; STN

Indexed keywords

BARBEXACLONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CALLOSOTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SUBTHALAMUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOSURGERY; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856508989     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.08.017     Document Type: Article

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