Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 81-86 , January 2007

Periventricular nodular heterotopia: A challenge for epilepsy surgery

  • H. Stefan

      Affiliations

    • Epilepsy Center (ZEE), University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. +49 91318539116.
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  • C. Nimsky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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  • G. Scheler

      Affiliations

    • Epilepsy Center (ZEE), University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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  • S. Rampp

      Affiliations

    • Epilepsy Center (ZEE), University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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  • R. Hopfengärtner

      Affiliations

    • Epilepsy Center (ZEE), University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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  • T. Hammen

      Affiliations

    • Epilepsy Center (ZEE), University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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  • A. Dörfler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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  • I. Blümcke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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  • J. Romstöck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Received 16 May 2006 ,Revised 18 October 2006 ,Accepted 23 October 2006.

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PII: S1059-1311(06)00195-6

doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.10.004

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 81-86 , January 2007

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