Focal cortical dysplasia IIb presenting as slowly progressive aphasia mimicking a brain tumor
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Focal cortical dysplasia IIb presenting as slowly progressive aphasia mimicking a brain tumor Peter B. Forgacs , Rani Sarkis , Rebecca Folkerth , Alexandra Golby , Liangge Hsu , Ellen J. Bubrick , Barbara A. Dworetzky * Department of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy and EEG, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Seizure
دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014