Hippocampal malrotation and temporal lobe epilepsy: What is the relationship?

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 626-627

  Connolly, Mary B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; EDITORIAL; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 84883223610     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100014839     Document Type: Editorial

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