Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 261-263 , June 2010

The duration of temporal lobe epilepsy and seizure outcome after epilepsy surgery

  • Natalie Marie Lowe

      Affiliations

    • Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, Lancashire M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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  • Paul Eldridge

      Affiliations

    • The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 7LJ, United Kingdom
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  • Thelekat Varma

      Affiliations

    • The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 7LJ, United Kingdom
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  • Udo C. Wieshmann

      Affiliations

    • The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 7LJ, United Kingdom

Received 9 November 2009 ,Accepted 26 February 2010.

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PII: S1059-1311(10)00054-3

doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.02.011

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 261-263 , June 2010

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