Relationship of hippocampal sclerosis to duration and age of onset of epilepsy, and childhood febrile seizures in temporal lobectomy patients

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-126

  Davies, Keith G ^a,b,c,e   Hermann, Bruce P ^a,b,c   Dohan Jr , F Curtis ^c   Foley, Kevin T ^a,b,c   Bush, Andrew J ^c   Wyler, Allen R ^d  

^a BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SEMMES MURPHEY NEUROLOGIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Febrile seizure; Hippocampal sclerosis; Temporal lobectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0029905417     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(96)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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