Neuropathologic and clinical features of human medial temporal lobe epilepsy

Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-80

  Bae, Eun Kee ^a,b,c   Jung, Keun Hwa ^a,b,c   Chu, Kon ^a,b,c   Lee, Soon Tae ^a,b   Kim, Jin Hee ^a   Park, Kyung Il ^d   Kim, Manho ^a,b   Chung, Chun Ki ^c   Lee, Sang Kun ^a,b,c   Roh, Jae Kyu ^a,b  

^a Stem Cell Research Center   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dentate gyrus; Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Pathology; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651487817     PISSN: 17386586     EISSN: 20055013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2010.6.2.73     Document Type: Article

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