Spectroscopic evidence of hippocampal abnormalities in neocortical epilepsy

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 256-260

  Mueller, S G ^a,c   Laxer, K D ^b   Cashdollar, N ^a   Lopez, R C ^a   Weiner, M W ^a,c,d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual pathology; Hippocampal abnormalities; MR spectroscopy; NE

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HIPPOCAMPUS DAMAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NEOCORTICAL EPILEPSY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPARTIC ACID; CHOLINE; CREATINE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; NEOCORTEX; SCLEROSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33645309617     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01188.x     Document Type: Article

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