Mesial temporal sclerosis: A clinicopathologic study of 27 patients, including 5 with coexistent cortical dysplasia

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 532-536

  Prayson, Richard A ^a   Reith, John D ^a   Najm, Imad M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029978563     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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