Medial temporal fMRI activation reflects memory lateralization and memory performance in patients with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 410-418

  Vannest, Jennifer ^a   Szaflarski, Jerzy P ^b,c,d   Privitera, Michael D ^b,c   Schefft, Bruce K ^b,e   Holland, Scott K ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Encoding; fMRI; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Lateralization; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PLASTICITY; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYGEN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 40649100989     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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