Quantitative neuropathology of the entorhinal cortex region in patients with hippocampal sclerosis and temporal lobe epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-30

  Dawodu, Stephen ^a   Thom, Maria ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entorhinal cortex; Gliosis; Hippocampal sclerosis; Neuronal loss; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; GLIOSIS; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURON; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NISSL STAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; BRAIN DISEASES; CELL COUNT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; GLIOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; NEURONS; SCLEROSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 13144257673     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2005.21804.x     Document Type: Article

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