MRI extrahippocampal volumes and visual memory: Correlations independent of MRI hippocampal volumes in temporal lobe epilepsy patients

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 540-548

  Martin, Roy C ^a,c   Hugg, James W ^a   Roth, David L ^b   Bilir, Erhan ^a   Gilliam, Frank G ^a   Faught, Edward ^a   Kuzniecky, Ruben I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^c The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Memory; MRI volumetrics; Temporal lobes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MAMMILLARY BODY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; ATROPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032715406     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617799566083     Document Type: Article

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