Focal cortical dysplasia type IIa and IIb: MRI aspects in 118 cases proven by histopathology

Neuroradiology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1065-1077

  Colombo, Nadia ^a   Tassi, Laura ^a   Deleo, Francesco ^b   Citterio, Alberto ^a   Bramerio, Manuela ^a   Mai, Roberto ^a   Sartori, Ivana ^a   Cardinale, Francesco ^a   Lo Russo, Giorgio ^a   Spreafico, Roberto ^b  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Focal cortical dysplasia type IIa and IIb; MRI imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTICAL THICKENING; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CHILD; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA TYPE II; FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA TYPE IIA; FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA TYPE IIB; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FRONTAL LOBE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMANTLE SIGN; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867882945     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: 14321920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-012-1049-1     Document Type: Article

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