Abstract
Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is the most common form of focal epilepsy in adults. Mesial structures such as the hippocampus, amygdala and temporal cortex are the major affected structures in this syndrome. Studies with cerebral tissue from patients with MTLE have shown plastic changes related to seizures in the hippocampus, amygdala and temporal cortex. Although in MTLE the hippoc…