Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Despite appropriate trials of at least two antiepileptic drugs, about a third of patients with epilepsy remain drug resistant (intractable; refractory). Epilepsy surgery offers a potential cure or significant improvement to those with focal onset drug-resistant seizures. Unfortunately, epilepsy surg...
Main Authors: | Chinekwu Anyanwu, Gholam K. Motamedi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-03-01
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Series: | Brain Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/8/4/49 |
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