MR volumetric analysis of the piriform cortex and cortical amygdala in drug-refractory temporal lobe epilepsy

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 319-332

  Pereira, Pedro M Gonçalves ^a,b,c   Insausti, Ricardo ^d   Artacho Pérula, Emilio ^d   Salmenperä, Tuuli ^e   Kälviäinen, Reetta ^e   Pitkänen, Asla ^f  

^a HOSPITAL PEDRO HISPANO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^e KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PYRIFORM CORTEX; TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 30444446330     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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