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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Hippocampal Stimulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Jennifer Mandzia ,
Danielle Andrade ,
Jorge G. Burneo ,
Mary E. Jenkins  and
the University of Western Ontario Evidence Based Neurology Group
Jennifer Mandzia
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Danielle Andrade
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Jorge G. Burneo*
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Mary E. Jenkins*
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
*
Evidence-Based Neurology Programme, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 339 Windermere Rd, London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
Evidence-Based Neurology Programme, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 339 Windermere Rd, London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 39 , Issue 6 , November 2012 , pp. 830 - 832
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