Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates parenchymal pathophysiological changes in epilepsy

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-41

  Yu, Jin Tai ^a,b   Tan, Lan ^a,b  

^a QINGDAO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Diffusion tensor; Epilepsy; MRI; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE; OXYGEN;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CELL LOSS; CYTOTOXICITY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GLIOSIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 53749083423     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2008.04.008     Document Type: Review

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