Electrophysiology of the focal cortical dysplasias
Andre Palmini,
Andre Palmini
Porto Alegre Epilepsy Surgery Program, Neurology Service, Hospital São Lucas, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorAndre Palmini,
Andre Palmini
Porto Alegre Epilepsy Surgery Program, Neurology Service, Hospital São Lucas, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorAddress correspondence to Andre Palmini, Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS, Avenida Ipiranga 6690, 90610-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
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