Language lateralization in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: A comparison between volumetric analysis and the wada test

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 329-335

  Oh, Young Min ^a   Koh, Eu Jeong ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebral dominance; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Volume; Wada

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANGUAGE LATERALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS; WADA TEST;

EID: 70349680735     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.6.329     Document Type: Article

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