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Procedures and Outcomes in Epilepsy Surgery

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Although surgery has risks, there are several reasons to consider it for patients with epilepsy.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, 2-147 Meyer Building, Baltimore, MD, 21287-7247, USA

    Ronald P. Lesser

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  1. Director, Epilepsy Center, George Washington University Director, Epilepsy Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Mohamad Z. Koubeissi

  2. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Intra-operative Neuro-monitoring Program Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Nabil J. Azar

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Lesser, R.P. (2017). Procedures and Outcomes in Epilepsy Surgery. In: Koubeissi, M., Azar, N. (eds) Epilepsy Board Review. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6774-2_26

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