The Neurodevelopmental Impact of Childhood‐onset Temporal Lobe Epilepsy on Brain Structure and Function

Summary:  Purpose: To characterize the neurodevelopmental correlates of childhood‐onset temporal lobe epilepsy on brain structure and cognition compared with late‐onset chronic temporal lobe epilepsy and healthy controls.

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