Intracranial EEG in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Location of Seizure Onset Relates to Degree of Hippocampal Pathology

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 497-503

  Vossler, David G ^a   Kraemer, Diana L ^a   Haltiner, Alan M ^a   Rostad, Steven W ^b   Kjos, Bent O ^c   Davis, Bradley J ^d   Morgan, John D ^a   Caylor, Lisa M ^a  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Washington Pathology Consultants   (United States)

^c Seattle Radiologists   (United States)

^d Montana Epilepsy Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth electrodes; EEG; Intracranial electrodes; Medial temporal sclerosis; Pathology; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPTH ELECTRODE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HIPPOCAMPAL ATROPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACRANIAL ELECTRODE; INTRACRANIAL ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; MEDIAL PALEOCORTEX; MEDIAL TEMPORAL SCLEROSIS; NEOCORTEX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALP; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; VOLUMETRY;

ATROPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOCORTEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 2342637116     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.47103.x     Document Type: Article

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