Malformations of Cortical Development and Epilepsy in Children

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 595-602

  Luna, B ^a   Felty, Q ^a   Roy, D ^a   Bhatia, S ^b   Ragheb, J ^b   Miller, I ^b   Jayakar, P ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical dysplasia; Epigenetics; Epilepsy; Gene environment interactions; Malformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914166514     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00073-8     Document Type: Chapter

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