Effect of Patient Sex on White Matter Alterations in Unilateral Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Hippocampal Sclerosis Assessed by Diffusion Tensor Imaging

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Oguz K. K., Tezer I., Sanverdi E., Has A. C., BİLGİNER B., Dolgun A., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.34, no.5, pp.1010-1015, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3174/ajnr.a3328
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1010-1015
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Studies shows ictal behavior and symptoms are affected by patient sex in temporal lobe epilepsy. The purpose of our study was to determine whether alterations in the WM as assessed by DTI display different patterns in male and female patients with unilateral HS.