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EPILEPSY NEUROSURGERY [3 records]

Record 1 2015-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neurosurgery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Neurochirurgie

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
57-41-0
CAS number
C15H12N2O2
formula, see observation
DEF

An anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy other than the petit mal type, the treatment of status epilepticus, and the prevention and treatment of seizures associated with neurosurgery.

OBS

Chemical formula: C15H12N2O2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
57-41-0
CAS number
C15H12N2O2
formula, see observation
CONT

Phénytoïne. Dérivé de l'hydantoïne. Anticonvulsivant, utilisé dans le traitement de l'épilepsie. Il est également employé dans certains troubles du rythme cardiaque.

OBS

Formule chimique : C15H12N2O2

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
57-41-0
CAS number
C15H12N2O2
formula, see observation
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Record 3 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

In the 1940s Penfield began to use electrical stimulation to map motor, sensory and language functions in the cortex of patients undergoing neurosurgery for the relief of epilepsy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Dans les années 1940, Penfield utilisa des stimulations électriques pour dresser la carte corticale des fonctions motrice, sensorielle et linguistique chez des patients qui avaient subi un traitement neurochirurgical de l'épilepsie.

Spanish

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