Local functional connectivity as a pre-surgical tool for seizure focus identification in non-lesion, focal epilepsy

Successful resection of cortical tissue engendering seizure activity is efficacious for the treatment of refractory, focal epilepsy. The pre-operative localization of the seizure focus is therefore critical to yielding positive, post-operative outcomes. In a small proportion of focal epilepsy patien...

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Main Authors: Kurt E Weaver, W Art Chaovalitwongse, Edward J Novotny, Andrew ePoliakov, Thomas J Grabowski, Jeffrey G Ojemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2013.00043/full