The pathology of magnetic-resonance-imaging-negative epilepsy

Modern Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1051-1058

  Wang, Z Irene ^a   Alexopoulos, Andreas V ^a   Jones, Stephen E ^a   Jaisani, Zeenat ^b   Najm, Imad M ^a   Prayson, Richard A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Focal cortical dysplasia; Gliosis; Hippocampal sclerosis; MRI; MRI negative epilepsy; Pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOSIS; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881311455     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2013.52     Document Type: Article

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