Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 177-185 , March 2004

Extratemporal resection for childhood epilepsy

  • D.Barry Sinclair, MD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Sinclair; Director, Division of Pediatric Neurology; 2C3 Walter MacKenzie Health Sciences Centre; University of Alberta; Edmonton, AB, T6G 2R7; Canada.
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  • Keith Aronyk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Thomas Snyder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • John D.S McKean, MD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Matt Wheatley, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Donald Gross, MD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Alexander Bastos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • S.Nizamuddin Ahmed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Chunghai Hao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • William Colmers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Received 11 February 2003 ,Accepted 30 July 2003.

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PII: S0887-8994(03)00441-7

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.07.005

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 177-185 , March 2004

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