Lesion focused stereotactic thermo-coagulation of focal cortical dysplasia IIB: A new approach to epilepsy surgery?

Seizure

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 475-478

  Wellmer, Jörg ^a   Kopitzki, Klaus ^b   Voges, Jürgen ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epileptogenic lesion; Epileptogenic zone; Focal cortical dysplasia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stereotactic radio frequency thermo coagulation

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMAGING SOFTWARE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RADIOFREQUENCY LESION GENERATOR; STEREOTACTIC RADIOFREQUENCY THERMOCOAGULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN; ELECTROCOAGULATION; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT, GROUP I; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SEIZURES; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; SURGERY;

ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT, GROUP I; MIDDLE AGED; RADIO WAVES; SEIZURES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901946415     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2014.01.024     Document Type: Article

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