Amygdala enlargement associated with remote epileptogenic lesions
When amygdala enlargement occurs with remote epileptogenic lesions and patients become seizure-free after remote lesion resection, amygdala enlargement is likely the consequence of seizures, but not their cause. In addition, isolated amygdala enlargements can be the consequence of epileptic seizures.
Authors
- Theo Demerath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5869-1110)
- Dirk‐Matthias Altenmüller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8610-2216)
- Alexander Rau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5881-6043)
- Marcel Heers
- Horst Urbach
- Samer Elsheikh
Institutions
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/epi.70139
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00