Gangliogliomas: Characteristic imaging findings and role in the temporal lobe epilepsy

Neuroradiology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 829-834

  Adachi, Y ^a   Yagishita, A ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dual pathology; Glioneuronal tumor; Recurrence; Seizure outcome; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; GANGLIOGLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 52949083178     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-008-0410-x     Document Type: Article

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