Anatomic basis of amygdaloid and hippocampal volume measurement by magnetic resonance imaging

C Watson, F Andermann, P Gloor, M Jones-Gotman… - Neurology, 1992 - AAN Enterprises
Both the amygdala and the hippocampus are involved in the pathogenesis of a number of
neurologic conditions, including temporal lobe epilepsy, postanoxic amnesia, and …

Magnetic resonance image–based hippocampal volumentry: Correlation with outcome after temporal lobectomy

CR Jack Jr, FW Sharbrough… - Annals of Neurology …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
We developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–based technique for measuring the
volume of the hippocampal formation. In this study, the relationship between volumes of the …

Imaging findings in hippocampal sclerosis: correlation with pathology.

RA Bronen, G Cheung, JT Charles… - American Journal …, 1991 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
We evaluated the ability of preoperative radiologic imaging to detect hippocampal sclerosis
in 31 patients who underwent surgery for intractable epilepsy. Hippocampal sclerosis is …

Epidemiology and drug treatment of epilepsy in elderly people

E Faught - Drugs & aging, 1999 - Springer
Seizures are extremely common in the elderly, with an annual incidence reaching 100 per
100 000 people aged over 60 years. Most are precipitated by acute symptomatic illnesses …

Epilepsy: surgery and imaging.

CR Jack Jr - Radiology, 1993 - pubs.rsna.org
T HE purpose of this article is to provide a review of the history, clas-sification, epidemiology,
imaging, and some aspects of surgical management of epilepsy. While epilepsy is …

Cortical dysplasia in temporal lobe epilepsy: magnetic resonance imaging correlations

R Kuzniecky, JH Garcia, E Faught… - Annals of Neurology …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
Cortical dysplasia has been documented in histological specimens surgically removed for
treatment of refractory temporal lobe epilepsy. We studied 10 patients with cortical dysplasia …

Diagnosis of medial temporal lobe seizure onset: relative specificity and sensitivity of quantitative MRI

SS Spencer, G McCarthy, DD Spencer - Neurology, 1993 - AAN Enterprises
Measurement of hippocampal volume by MRI is a new technique with potential value in the
localization of epileptic regions, but whether reduced hippocampal volume predicts the …

Temporal lobe hypometabolism on PET: predictor of seizure control after temporal lobectomy

RA Radtke, MW Hanson, JM Hoffman, BJ Crain… - Neurology, 1993 - AAN Enterprises
To investigate the relationship of temporal lobe hypometabolism demonstrated on PET to
surgical outcome and underlying pathology, we reviewed 30 consecutive epilepsy patients …

MR imaging in patients with intractable complex partial epileptic seizures.

BS Brooks, DW King, T El Gammal… - American journal …, 1990 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Detailed neurologic studies, high-field-strength MR imaging, and CT scanning were
performed preoperatively in 53 patients with intractable complex partial seizures who …

The hippocampus: functional and structural correlations

SA Baxendale - Seizure, 1995 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the current literature relating neuropsychological measures of the
functional integrity of the hippocampus with structural indices obtained from magnetic …