Type II focal cortical dysplasia: Ex vivo 7T magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities and histopathological comparisons

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 42-58

  Zucca, Ileana ^a   Milesi, Gloria ^a   Medici, Valentina ^a   Tassi, Laura ^b   Didato, Giuseppe ^a   Cardinale, Francesco ^b   Tringali, Giovanni ^a   Colombo, Nadia ^a   Bramerio, Manuela ^b   D'Incerti, Ludovico ^a   Freri, Elena ^a   Morbin, Michela ^a   Fugnanesi, Valeria ^a   Figini, Matteo ^a   Spreafico, Roberto ^a   Garbelli, Rita ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICES; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALFORMATION OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP I; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WHITE MATTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT, GROUP I; MIDDLE AGED; WHITE MATTER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956572935     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.24541     Document Type: Article

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