Brain MRI of hippocampal volumetry in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 254-256

  Ng, Ka Kui Philip ^a   Tang, Kwok Wing ^a   Cheung, Yuk Ling James ^a   Li, Patrick Chung Ki ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hippocampal sclerosis; MRI; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SCLEROSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADULT; ATROPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0034160571     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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