Epilepsy Research
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 119-125 , May 1997

Assessing changes over time in temporal lobectomy: outcome by scoring seizure frequency1

  • Elson L So

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epilepsy, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55 905, USA
    • Section of Electroencephalography, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55 905, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Kurapath Radhakrishnan

      Affiliations

    • Section of Electroencephalography, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55 905, USA
    • Present address: Sree Chitra Tirunal, Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India.
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  • Peter L Silbert

      Affiliations

    • Section of Electroencephalography, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55 905, USA
    • Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia.
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  • Gregory D Cascino

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epilepsy, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55 905, USA
    • Section of Electroencephalography, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55 905, USA
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  • Frank W Sharbrough

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epilepsy, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55 905, USA
    • Section of Electroencephalography, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55 905, USA
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  • Peter C O'Brien

      Affiliations

    • Section of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55 905, USA

Received 10 January 1997 ,Accepted 13 January 1997.

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Epilepsy Research
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 119-125 , May 1997