Hippocampal atrophy and neurocysticercosis calcifications
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Hippocampal atrophy and neurocysticercosis calcifications
OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between hippocampal atrophy (HA), neurocysticercosis calcifications (NC) and seizure semiology in patients with partial epilepsy. METHODS We identified two groups of patients: mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) and extra-temporal epilepsy (ETE) patients. Each group was subdivided according to CT findings: normal, NC in the temporal regions, and NC in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2004.10.005