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Results of surgery in children with cerebral cavernous angiomas causing epilepsy

M. GIULIONI Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
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N. ACCIARRI Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
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R. PADOVANI Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
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E. GALASSI Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Pages 135-142 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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