Neuropsychological characteristics of the syndrome of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 369-376

  Hermann, Bruce P ^a,d   Seidenberg, Michael ^b   Schoenfeld, Jen ^b   Davies, Keith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b The Chicago Medical College   (United States)

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

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0030989083     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550160019010     Document Type: Article

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