Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 319-323 , July 2010

Outcome after cortico-amygdalo-hippocampectomy in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and normal MRI

Received 11 November 2009 ,Revised 29 March 2010 ,Accepted 23 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.04.012

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 319-323 , July 2010

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