Cortical dyplasia: complete resection correlates with outcome ... But, complete resection of what?

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Theodore H Schwartz. Epilepsy Curr. 2009 Jul-Aug.

. 2009 Jul-Aug;9(4):100-2.

doi: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2009.01306.x.

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