Epilepsy Research
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 97-108 , January 1998

Surgical outcomes in pure frontal lobe epilepsy and foci that mimic them

  • B.E Swartz

      Affiliations

    • UCLA Neurology Department, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • Veteran's Administration Medical and Research Services, VA Medical Centre, Wadsworth, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • California Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 310 2683017; fax: +1 310 2684936.
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  • A.V Delgado-Escueta

      Affiliations

    • UCLA Neurology Department, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • Veteran's Administration Medical and Research Services, VA Medical Centre, Wadsworth, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • California Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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  • G.O Walsh

      Affiliations

    • UCLA Neurology Department, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • California Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • Santa Monica-UCLA Neuroepilepsy program, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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  • J.R Rich

      Affiliations

    • California Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • UCLA Department of Neurosurgery, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • Santa Monica-UCLA Neuroepilepsy program, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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  • P.S Dwan

      Affiliations

    • California Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • UCLA Department of Neurosurgery, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • Santa Monica-UCLA Neuroepilepsy program, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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  • A.A DeSalles

      Affiliations

    • Veteran's Administration Medical and Research Services, VA Medical Centre, Wadsworth, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
    • UCLA Department of Neurosurgery, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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  • M.H Kaufman

      Affiliations

    • California Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, W127B Epilepsy Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA

Received 12 November 1996 ,Revised 24 July 1997 ,Accepted 25 July 1997.

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