Neuroimaging and neuropathology in epilepsy: With special reference to focal epileptogenic abnormalities

Neuropathology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 238-246

  Nishio, S ^a   Morioka, T ^a   Mihara, F ^a   Fukui, M ^a  

^a Neurological Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetoencephalography; Neuropathology; Partial epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GLIOMA; GRANULE CELL; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZENCEPHALY; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0033049205     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1789.1999.00229.x     Document Type: Review

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