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Surgical Anatomy of the Temporal Lobe for Epilepsy Surgery

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Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery

Part of the book series: Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery ((NEUROSURGERY,volume 28))

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Performing temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) surgery needs secure knowledge of the surgical anatomy.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Neurologique P. Wertheimer, University of Lyon, France

    M. Sindou & M. Guenot

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    J. D. Pickard

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  5. Lyon

    M. Sindou

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Sindou, M., Guenot, M. (2003). Surgical Anatomy of the Temporal Lobe for Epilepsy Surgery. In: Pickard, J.D., et al. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, vol 28. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0641-9_6

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