Postoperative seizures following the resection of convexity meningiomas: are prophylactic anticonvulsants indicated? Clinical article.

Michael E. Sughrue; Martin J. Rutkowski; Edward F. Chang; Gopal Shangari; Ari J. Kane; Michael W. McDermott; Mitchel S. Berger; Andrew T. Parsa

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Postoperative seizures following the resection of convexity meningiomas: are prophylactic anticonvulsants indicated? Clinical article.

Michael E. Sughrue, Martin J. Rutkowski, Edward F. Chang, Gopal Shangari, Ari J. Kane, Michael W. McDermott, Mitchel S. Berger, Andrew T. Parsa

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Neurosurgery
Volume	114
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/2010.5.JNS091972
State	Published - Mar 1 2011

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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