Pathophysiological mechanisms of focal cortical dysplasia: A critical review of human tissue studies and animal models

Epilepsia

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 21-32

  Najm, Imad M ^a   Tilelli, Cristiane Q ^a   Oghlakian, Roger ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Cortical dysplasia; Epilepsy; Human tissue; Mechanisms

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; NEOCORTEX; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; RESEARCH; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34249786542     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01064.x     Document Type: Review

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