Neuropathological work-up of focal cortical dysplasias using the new ILAE consensus classification system - practical guideline article invited by the Euro-CNS Research committee

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 164-177

  Blumcke I ^a   Muhlebner A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortical dysplasia; Dysmorphic; Epilepsy; Hippocampal sclerosis; Seizures; Tumors

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIBODY; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; NESTIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ALEXANDER DISEASE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZENCEPHALY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TUMOR CELL;

BRAIN DISEASES; CONSENSUS; EPILEPSY; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; NEOCORTEX; NEURONS;

EID: 80052339902     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/NP300398     Document Type: Article

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