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Electroencephalography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Pathology in Patients Treated Surgically for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

William Feindel ,
Yvon Robitaille ,
Donnatella Tampieri ,
Lutgart Goossens ,
Maria Li  and
Denis Melançon
William Feindel*
Affiliation:
McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal
Yvon Robitaille
Affiliation:
McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal
Donnatella Tampieri
Affiliation:
McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal
Lutgart Goossens
Affiliation:
McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal
Maria Li
Affiliation:
McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal
Denis Melançon
Affiliation:
McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal
*
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Suite 110, 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4
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Abstract:

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In a consecutive series of 40 patients selected by EEG studies for surgical treatment of temporal lobe seizures, magnetic resonance imaging showed structural lesions in 25% and signal abnormalities, usually in the mesial temporal region, in another 35%. Pathological changes included structural lesions in over 30% of patients and sclerosis of the amygdala in almost half of the series. These findings further substantiate the implication of the amygdala in the pathogenesis of temporal lobe seizures with automatism and amnesia.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 18 , Issue S4 , November 1991 , pp. 577 - 579
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1991

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