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Neuropsychological Outcome of Temporal and Extratemporal Lobe Resections in Children

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Helmstaedter, C., Lendt, M. (2001). Neuropsychological Outcome of Temporal and Extratemporal Lobe Resections in Children. In: Jambaqué, I., Lassonde, M., Dulac, O. (eds) Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 50. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47612-6_24

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