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Type II focal cortical dysplasia: electroclinical phenotype and surgical outcome related to imaging.
Epilepsia - 1 Feb 2012
Chassoux Francine, Landré Elisabeth, Mellerio Charles, Turak Baris, Mann Michael W, Daumas-Duport Catherine, Chiron Catherine, Devaux Bertrand
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Type II focal cortical dysplasia (TTFCD), a highly epileptogenic lesion with severe epilepsy curable by surgery, is missed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in about one third of cases. Little is known about the electroclinical presentation in these MRI-negative patients and a poor surgical outcome is frequently reported. We compared the clinical and neurophysiologic features in MRI-negative and...
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