Quantitative neuropathology and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of the hippocampus in temporal lobe epilepsy

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 756-766

  Van Paesschen, W ^a,b,d   Revesz, T ^b   Duncan, J S ^a   King, M D ^c   Connelly, A ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; GLIOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATROPHY; CELL COUNT; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030815220     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410420512     Document Type: Article

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