Neuropathological findings in intractable epilepsy: 435 Chinese cases

Brain Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 902-908

  Piao, Yue Shan ^a   Lu, De Hong ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Liu, Jing ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Liu, Lei ^a   Yu, Tao ^a   Wang, Yu Ping ^a   Li, Yong Jie ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

focal cortical dysplasia; glioneuronal lesion; intractable epilepsy; malformation of cortical development; mixed neuronal glial tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHINESE; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NEUROPATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD34; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PARVALBUMINS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955132320     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: 17503639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2010.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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