Epileptogenicity correlated with increased N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR2A/B in human focal cortical dysplasia

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 971-976

  Najm, I M ^a   Ying, Z ^a   Babb, T ^a   Mohamed, A ^a   Hadam, J ^a   LaPresto, E ^a   Wyllie, E ^a   Kotagal, P ^a   Bingaman, W ^a   Foldvary, N ^a   Morris, H ^a   Luders, H O ^a  

^a Section of Epilepsy   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical dysplasia; Epilepsy; NMDA; Receptor

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; DENDRITE; DYSPLASIA; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033897801     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00281.x     Document Type: Article

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