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Cerebellar atrophy and prognosis after temporal lobe resection.

Ulrich Specht, Theodor W. May, Reinhard Schulz, Mathias Rohde, Alois Ebner, Robert Schmidt, Michael Schütz, Peter Wolf

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry · 1997 · 63 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Cerebellar atrophy shown by MRI was a frequent finding in surgically treated patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. The presence of cerebellar atrophy seems to worsen the prognosis after temporal lobe resection.

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