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Effect of apolipoprotein ε4 allele on hippocampal and brain volume in intractable temporal lobe epilepsy.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B - 1 May 2011
Busch Robyn M, Floden Darlene, Lineweaver Tara T, Chapin Jessica S, Unnwongse Kanjana, Wehner Tim, Diaz-Arrastia Ramon, Najm Imad M
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated the relationship between the apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 allele and brain volumes in patients with medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). MRI-based volumetric analyses of the hippocampi, cerebral hemispheres, and whole brain were conducted in 59 patients with TLE (31 with left TLE, 28 with right TLE) with hippocampal sclerosis (HS). There were no differences in hippocampal,...
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