Long-term outcome after epilepsy surgery: Relapsing, remitting disorder?

Epilepsy Currents

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 140-142

  Hirsch, Lawrence J ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870272687     PISSN: 15357597     EISSN: 15357511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5698/1535-7511-12.4.140     Document Type: Note

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