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Mesial Temporal Structures and Comorbid Anxiety in Refractory Partial Epilepsy

Received May 23, 2002; revised September 13, 2002; accepted October 1, 2002. From the Raymond Way Neuropsychiatry Research Group & Epilepsy Research Group Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom. Address correspondence to Prof. M.R. Trimble, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom; m.trimble{at}ion.ucl.ac.uk (E-mail).

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We used quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine the mesial temporal structures in subjects with refractory partial epilepsy and comorbid anxiety and found preservation with a right-sided preponderance. The findings indicate a role for this brain region in the genesis of anxiety.

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