Cerebral Cortical Gyrification: A Preliminary Investigation in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Summary:  Purpose: To introduce a measure of global cortical folding in epilepsy by using stereology. Subtle developmental abnormalities associated with temporal lobe epilepsy may encompass brain morphologic changes such as an aberrant degree of cortical folding.

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