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Gamma Knife Surgery for Epilepsy Related to Hypothalamic Hamartomas

DOI

206

Citations

65

References

2000

Year

Jean Régis, Fabrice Bartolomei, Bertrand de Toffol, Pierre Genton, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Mori, Kintomo Takakura, Tomokatsu Hori, Hiroshi Inoue, O. Schröttner,
Neurosurgery

Abstract

We report the first series demonstrating that GKS can be a safe and effective treatment for epilepsy related to HHs. We advocate marginal doses greater than or equal to 17 Gy and partial dose-planning when necessary, for avoidance of critical surrounding structures.

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