Stereotactic radiofrequency amygdalohippocampectomy for the treatment of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: Correlation of MRI with clinical seizure outcome

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 235-242

  Malikova, Hana ^a   Vojtech, Zdenek ^a   Liscak, Roman ^a   Prochazka, Tomas ^a   Vymazal, Josef ^a   Vladyka, Vilibald ^a   Keller, Jiri ^a   Kalina, Miroslav ^a  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

MRI; Stereotactic surgery; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGISM; MESIAL TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOFREQUENCY AMYGDALOHIPPOCAMPECTOMY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOSURGERY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849089240     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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