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Multiple Subpial Transection (MST) for the Control of Seizures That Originated in Unresectable Cortical Foci
Author(s) -
Shimizu Hiroyuki,
Suzuki Ichiroh,
Ishijima Buichi,
Karasawa Shinji,
Sakuma Tadashi
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1991.tb02486.x
Subject(s) - neuroscience , medicine , psychology
Multiple subpial transection (MST) was applied to 12 cases with intractable epilepsy, the foci of which were located in unresectable essential areas. The result proved that MST is effective in controlling seizures, and no explicit neurological deficits have incurred postoperatively.