Surgical management of cavernous malformations coursing with drug resistant epilepsy

Cerebral cavernous malformations (CM) are dynamic lesions characterized by continuous size changes and repeated bleeding. When involving cortical tissue, CM pose a significant risk for the development of drug-resistant epilepsy, which is thought to be result of an altered neuronal network caused by...

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Main Authors: Mario Arturo Alonso-Vanegas, Jose Miguel eCisneros-Franco, Taisuke eOtsuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2011.00086/full