Diagnosis and management of epilepsy associated with hypothalamic hamartoma: An evidence-based systematic review

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 909-916

  Pati, Sandipan ^a   Sollman, Myriam ^b   Fife, Terry D ^c   Ng, Yu Tze ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

epilepsy; hypothalamic hamartoma; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC HAMARTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPLICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; VIDEORECORDING;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84879345101     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073813488673     Document Type: Review

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