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Refractory Epilepsy: An Approach from Surgery
Tetsuhiko Asakura M.D.,
Masazumi Gondo M.D.,
Koichi Uetsuhara M.D.,
Tadahiro Mihara M.D., Kazumi Matsuda M.D., Takayasu Tottori M.D.,
Corresponding Author
Tetsuhiko Asakura M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima
Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima University Hospital, 1208–1 Usuki-cho, Kago-shima-shi 890, Japan.Search for more papers by this authorMasazumi Gondo M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima
Search for more papers by this authorKoichi Uetsuhara M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima
Search for more papers by this authorTetsuhiko Asakura M.D.,
Masazumi Gondo M.D.,
Koichi Uetsuhara M.D.,
Tadahiro Mihara M.D., Kazumi Matsuda M.D., Takayasu Tottori M.D.,
Corresponding Author
Tetsuhiko Asakura M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima
Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima University Hospital, 1208–1 Usuki-cho, Kago-shima-shi 890, Japan.Search for more papers by this authorMasazumi Gondo M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima
Search for more papers by this authorKoichi Uetsuhara M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: September 1987
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