Diffusion tensor imaging of hippocampal network plasticity

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 781-801

  Sierra, Alejandra ^a   Laitinen, Teemu ^a   Gröhn, Olli ^a   Pitkänen, Asla ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Epilepsy; Epileptogenesis; Hippocampus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mossy fiber sprouting; Myelin; Status epilepticus; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN INJURY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EPILEPTIC STATE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WHITE MATTER; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84890330856     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-013-0683-7     Document Type: Article

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