Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 274-279 , June 2010

Abnormal maturation of non-dysmorphic neurons in focal cortical dysplasia: Immunohistochemical considerations

  • Sae Hanai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, Kodaira, Japan
    • Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
    • ,
  • Takashi Saito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, Kodaira, Japan
    • Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
    • ,
  • Eiji Nakagawa

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, Kodaira, Japan
    • Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
    • ,
  • Taisuke Otsuki

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
    • ,
  • Yu-ichi Goto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, Kodaira, Japan
    • ,
  • Masayuki Itoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, Kodaira, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan. Tel.: +81 423461713; fax: +81 423461743.

Received 21 December 2009 ,Revised 18 March 2010 ,Accepted 1 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.04.003

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 274-279 , June 2010

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