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MRI confirmation of accuracy of freehand placement of mesial temporal lobe depth electrodes in the investigation of intractable epilepsy

K. G. DAVIES Epi-Care Center, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis,
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B. L. B. PHILLIPS Semmes Murphey Clinic, Memphis, and Departments of Neurosurgery,
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B. P. HERMANN Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Pages 175-178 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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