Epilepsy Research
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 157-167 , March 1996

Cortical reorganization of sensory, motor and language functions due to early cortical damage

  • Anders Hedström

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Göteborg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden.
    • Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Kristina Malmgren

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Dept. of Neurology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Inger Hagberg

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Lars Jönsson

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Selected Clinical Sciences, Dept. of Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Herbert Silfvenius

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Neurosurgery, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Bertil Rydenhag

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden

,Accepted 23 October 1995.

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