White matter neuronal heterotopia in temporal lobe epilepsy: A morphometric and immunohistochemical study

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1276-1282

  Emery, Jacqueline A ^a   Roper, S N ^a,b   Rojiani, Amyn M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Heterotopic neurons; MAP 2; Morphometry; Temporal lobe white matter

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; CELL DENSITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0031467553     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199712000-00002     Document Type: Review

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