Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 549-560 , September 2008

Predictive factors for postoperative outcome in temporal lobe epilepsy according to two different classifications

  • F. Irsel Tezer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, 06100 Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90 312 305 11 82; fax: +90 312 309 34 51.
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  • Nejat Akalan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Kader K. Oguz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Erdem Karabulut

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Nese Dericioglu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Abdurrahman Ciger

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Serap Saygı

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Received 20 May 2007 ,Revised 25 January 2008 ,Accepted 29 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.02.003

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 549-560 , September 2008

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