Clinical and imaging features of cortical malformations in childhood

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 715-722

  Leventer, R J ^a   Phelan, E M ^a   Coleman, L T ^a   Kean, M J ^a   Jackson, G D ^b   Harvey, A Simon ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortical dysplasia; Cortical malformation; Epilepsy; MRI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033546911     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.4.715     Document Type: Article

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