Posttraumatic epilepsy

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 585-599

  Da Silva, A Martins ^a   Willmore, L James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; NEUROIMAGING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84865609299     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52899-5.00017-4     Document Type: Chapter

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