Absence of gender effect on amygdala volume in temporal lobe epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 501-503

  Silva, Ivaldo ^a   Lin, Katia ^b   Jackowski, Andrea P ^a   Centeno, Ricardo da Silva ^a   Pinto, Magali L ^a   Carrete, Henrique ^a   Yacubian, Elza M ^a   Amado, Débora ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Gender; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mesial temporal lobe sclerosis; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN SIZE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; VOLUMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649907068     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.08.031     Document Type: Article

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