Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 73-79 , June 2007

Gamma Knife Surgery for Epilepsy Related to Hypothalamic Hamartomas

  • Jean Régis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Functional Neurosurgery, INSERM 751, Timone Hospital, Marseilles, France.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jean Régis, MD, Service de Neurochirurgie Fonctionnelle et Stéréotaxique, C.H.U. La Timone, 264 rue Saint Pierre, 13,385 Marseille, Cedex 05.
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  • Didier Scavarda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurophysiology, INSERM 751, Timone Hospital, Marseilles, France.
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  • Manabu Tamura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Functional Neurosurgery, INSERM 751, Timone Hospital, Marseilles, France.
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  • Nathalie Villeneuve, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.
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  • Fabrice Bartolomei, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.
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  • Thierry Brue, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurophysiology, INSERM 751, Timone Hospital, Marseilles, France.
    • Department of Endocrinology, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.
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  • Isabelle Morange, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.
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  • David Dafonseca, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.
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  • Patrick Chauvel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.

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doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2007.03.005

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 73-79 , June 2007

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