Intractable Epilepsy with Solitary Cerebral Calcification
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Intractable Epilepsy with Solitary Cerebral Calcification
Cerebral calcification is a common incidental finding upon brain imaging and its epileptogenicity is often underestimated. Here, we report a case of intractable epilepsy arising in conjunction with a solitary cerebral calcification. A 42-year-old male with intractable epilepsy was admitted to the epilepsy clinic for invasive epilepsy surgery. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed a slight h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epilepsy Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2233-6249,2233-6257
DOI: 10.14581/jer.17021