Corpus callosotomy with the CO 2 laser suction device: A technical note

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 137-140

  Falowski, Steven ^a   Byrne, Richard ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

CO 2 laser; Corpus callosotomy; Epilepsy; OmniGuide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATONIC SEIZURE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORPUS CALLOSOTOMY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CRANIOTOMY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TONIC SEIZURE; EPILEPSY; GAS LASER; INSTRUMENTATION; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; LASERS, GAS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857725571     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000336337     Document Type: Article

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