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Epilepsy surgery in epidermal nevus syndrome variant with hemimegalencephaly and intractable seizures

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  1. Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical, Neurophysiology, 300 Longwood Ave, Fegan 9, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    T. Loddenkemper MD

  2. Epilepsy Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, S-51, Cleveland, 44195, OH, USA

    T. Loddenkemper MD, A. V. Alexopoulos MD, MPH, P. Kotagal MD, A. Moosa MD, D. K. Lachhwani MD, A. Gupta MD, W. Bingaman MD & E. Wyllie MD

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Loddenkemper, T., Alexopoulos, A.V., Kotagal, P. et al. Epilepsy surgery in epidermal nevus syndrome variant with hemimegalencephaly and intractable seizures. J Neurol 255, 1829–1831 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0991-7

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