Independent predictors and a prognostic model for surgical outcome in refractory frontal lobe epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 55-63

  Pinheiro Martins, Ana P ^a   Bianchin, Marino M ^b   Velasco, Tonicarlo R ^a   Terra, Vera C ^a   Araújo, David ^a   Wichert Ana, Lauro ^a   Assirati, João A ^a   Machado, Hélio R ^a   Carlotti, Carlos G ^a   Sakamoto, Américo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Frontal lobe epilepsy; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REFRACTORY FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, FRONTAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857912214     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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