Epilepsy surgery: Patient selection

Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 230-237

  Morris, H ^a   Najm, I ^a   Kahane, P ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

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