Hippocampal atrophy in temporal lobe epilepsy: The 'generator' and 'receiver'

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-110

  Bonilha, L ^a   Halford, J J ^a   Morgan, P S ^a   Edwards, J C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS ATROPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; ATROPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84855967848     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01510.x     Document Type: Article

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