Neocortical gliosis in temporal lobe epilepsy: Gender-based differences

Epilepsia

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1455-1459

  Doherty, Michael J ^a,d   Rostad, Steven W ^b   Kraemer, Diana L Abson ^c   Vossler, David G ^c   Haltiner, Alan M ^a  

^a Swedish Epilepsy Center   (United States)

^b Cellnetix Pathology and Laboratories   (United States)

^c Washington Technology Center   (United States)

^d Epilepsy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Medial; Mesial; Sex; Surgery

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOCORTEX; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOCORTEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34547837520     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01046.x     Document Type: Article

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