2009
Frequency, prognosis and surgical treatment of structural abnormalities seen with magnetic resonance imaging in childhood epilepsy
Berg AT, Mathern GW, Bronen RA, Fulbright RK, DiMario F, Testa FM, Levy SR. Frequency, prognosis and surgical treatment of structural abnormalities seen with magnetic resonance imaging in childhood epilepsy. Brain 2009, 132: 2785-2797. PMID: 19638447, PMCID: PMC2759335, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetAnticonvulsantsBrainChildChild, PreschoolCognitionCohort StudiesDrug ResistanceEpilepsyFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInfantLogistic ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeurologic ExaminationNeuropsychological TestsNeurosurgical ProceduresPrognosisSclerosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPositive MRI scansEpilepsy patientsMRI scansEpilepsy syndromesEpilepsy evaluationSurgical proceduresMultiple logistic regression analysisUse of MRIComprehensive epilepsy evaluationNon-idiopathic patientsPediatric epilepsy patientsComprehensive Epilepsy CenterPositive MRI findingsCommunity-based cohortNormal neurological examPre-surgical evaluationLogistic regression analysisIdiopathic epilepsy syndromesFrequency of lesionsClinical factorsMRI abnormalitiesMRI findingsNeurological examSurgical treatment
2006
Volumetry of amygdala and hippocampus and memory performance in Alzheimer's disease
Basso M, Yang J, Warren L, MacAvoy MG, Varma P, Bronen RA, van Dyck CH. Volumetry of amygdala and hippocampus and memory performance in Alzheimer's disease. Psychiatry Research 2006, 146: 251-261. PMID: 16524704, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingAD patientsAmygdaloid volumesAlzheimer's diseaseHealthy controlsHippocampal volumeAlzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-CognitionMedial temporal lobe atrophyTemporal lobe atrophyOlder healthy subjectsADAS-Cog subscaleHealthy control samplesLobe atrophyAD groupHealthy subjectsAnalysis of covarianceMRI studiesProdromal stagePatientsResonance imagingMildest symptomsNeuropsychological assessmentNeuropsychological performanceHippocampusDisease
1992
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging in temporal lobe epilepsy: Relationship to neuropathology and neuropsychological function
Lencz T, McCarthy G, Bronen R, Scott T, Inserni J, Sass K, Novelly R, Kim J, Spencer D. Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging in temporal lobe epilepsy: Relationship to neuropathology and neuropsychological function. Annals Of Neurology 1992, 31: 629-637. PMID: 1514774, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410310610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl subjectsLeft temporal lobeTemporal lobeSeizure focusNeuronal densityHippocampal measurementsRight-handed control subjectsMagnetic resonance imagesHippocampal neuronal densityTemporal lobe originEpileptic temporal lobeTemporal lobe epilepsySignificant correlationQuantitative magnetic resonanceRefractory epilepsyLobe epilepsyPatient groupSelective Reminding TestHippocampal ratioLeft hippocampusHippocampal subfieldsPatientsWechsler Memory ScaleNeuropsychological functionHippocampus