Hippocampal atrophy and memory dysfunction in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 247-251

  Lin, Katia ^a,b   De Araujo Filho, Gerardo Maria ^a,c   Pascalicchio, Tatiana Frascareli ^a   Silva, Ivaldo ^a   Tudesco, Ivanda Souza Silva ^a   Guaranha, Mirian Salvadori Bittar ^a   Carrete, Henrique ^a   Jackowski, Andrea Parolin ^a   Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS   (Brazil)

^c FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hippocampal atrophy; Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Memory dysfunctions; Neuropsychological testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL ATROPHY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

HIPPOCAMPAL ATROPHY; JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY DYSFUNCTIONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATROPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, JUVENILE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883790935     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.06.034     Document Type: Article

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