Diagnostic challenges in the evaluation of chronic epilepsy-related surgical neuropathology

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Prayson, Richard A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic epilepsy; Cortical dysplasia; Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor; Ganglioglioma; Hippocampal sclerosis; Infarct; Malformation of cortical development; Rasmussen encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; SCLEROSIS;

BRAIN INFARCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; NEOPLASMS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SCLEROSIS;

EID: 77951831459     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181d9ba38     Document Type: Article

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