Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 247-252 , May 2010

The Irish epilepsy surgery experience: Long-term follow-up

  • Orla Dunlea

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: National Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland. Tel.: +353 0061 435 574 795; fax: +353 0061 3 93428580.
    • ,
  • Colin P. Doherty

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • ,
  • Michael Farrell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • ,
  • Mary Fitzsimons

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • ,
  • Donncha O’Brien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • ,
  • Kevin Murphy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • ,
  • Deirdre MacMackin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • Deceased.
    • ,
  • Niall Pender

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • ,
  • Hugh Staunton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • ,
  • Jack Phillips

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • ,
  • Norman Delanty

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland

Received 22 June 2009 ,Revised 9 November 2009 ,Accepted 5 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.03.001

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 247-252 , May 2010

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