Neuropathology of epilepsy and psychosis: The contributions of J.A.N. Corsellis

Brain

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3795-3805

  Kasper, Burkhard S ^a   Taylor, David C ^b   Janz, Dieter ^c   Kasper, Ekkehard M ^d   Maier, Michael ^e,f   Williams, Matthew R ^e,f   Crow, Timothy J ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corsellis; epilepsy; neuropathology; psychosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DEMENTIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROSCIENCE; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 78649822157     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq235     Document Type: Review

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