Neuropsychological outcome after selective amygdalohippocampectomy: Subtemporal versus transsylvian approach

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 887-893

  Von Rhein, Björn ^a   Nelles, Michael ^a   Urbach, Horst ^a   Von Lehe, Marec ^a   Schramm, Johannes ^a   Helmstaedter, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MESIAL TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBTEMPORAL SELECTIVE AMYGDALOHIPPOCAMPECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSSYLVIAN SELECTIVE AMYGDALOHIPPOCAMPECTOMY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 84864820686     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-302025     Document Type: Article

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