Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 256-259 , May 2010

Anterior striatum with dysmorphic neurons associated with the epileptogenesis of focal cortical dysplasia

  • Takanobu Kaido

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), 4-1-1 Ogawahigashicho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 42 341 2711; fax: +81 42 346 1705.
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  • Taisuke Otsuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), 4-1-1 Ogawahigashicho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
    • ,
  • Yuu Kaneko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), 4-1-1 Ogawahigashicho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
    • ,
  • Akio Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), 4-1-1 Ogawahigashicho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
    • ,
  • Akiyoshi Kakita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan
    • ,
  • Hitoshi Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoshiaki Saito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, NCNP, Kodaira, Japan
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  • Eiji Nakagawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, NCNP, Kodaira, Japan
    • ,
  • Kenji Sugai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, NCNP, Kodaira, Japan
    • ,
  • Masayuki Sasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, NCNP, Kodaira, Japan

Received 18 October 2009 ,Revised 26 January 2010 ,Accepted 5 February 2010.

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PII: S1059-1311(10)00032-4

doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.02.003

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 256-259 , May 2010

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