Functional ablation by spreading depression: Possible use in human stereotactic neurosurgery

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 48-61

  Sramka M ^a,b   Brozek G ^a,b   Bureš, Jan ^a,b   Nadvornik P ^a,b  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Caudate nucleus; Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Potassium chloride; Slow potential recording; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; SPREADING DEPRESSION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THERAPY;

CAUDATE NUCLEUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROGNOSIS; SPREADING CORTICAL DEPRESSION; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84939687740     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102431     Document Type: Article

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