Microdysgenesis with abnormal cortical myelinated fibres in temporal lobe epilepsy: A histopathological study with calbindin D-28-K immunohistochemistry

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 251-257

  Thom, M ^a,b   Holton, J L ^a   D'Arrigo, C ^a   Griffin, B ^a   Beckett, A ^a   Sisodiya, S ^a   Alexiou, D ^a   Sander, J W ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calbindin; Epilepsy; Microdysgenesis; Myelinated fibres

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYELINATED NERVE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADULT; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CELL MOVEMENT; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURONS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0034047344     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2990.2000.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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