MR-guided stereotactic laser ablation of epileptogenic foci in children

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 408-414

  Curry, Daniel J ^a   Gowda, Ashok ^b   McNichols, Roger J ^b   Wilfong, Angus A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Visualase Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser ablation; Stereotactic pediatric epilepsy surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENIC FOCI; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING GUIDED LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; SEIZURE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864310337     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.04.135     Document Type: Article

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