Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of the amygdala in temporal lobe epilepsy - Clinico-pathological correlations (a pilot study)

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 39-46

  Lambert, Michelle V ^a   Brierley, Barbara ^a   Al Sarraj, Safa ^a   Shaw, Philip ^a   Polkey, Charles E ^a   Chandler, Chris ^a   Toone, Brian K ^a   David, Anthony S ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Astrocytosis; Epilepsy; Hippocampus; MRI; Temporal lobectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 12244309023     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(02)00253-X     Document Type: Article

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