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This paper makes a historical review of hippocampal sclerosis as well as of the first ideas, functional concepts, and historical figures who contributed to the development and clarification of the role played by the hippocampus in its relation to temporal lobe epilepsy, so as the latest advances in research on the same. A new era of hippocampus research began with novel aspects of functional anatomy by Ramón y Cajal, Lorente de Nó, and Penfield, as well as our better understanding of the functional properties of the hippocampus and its role in behavior, learning, and memory.

Palabras clave: Epilepsy temporal lobe hippocampal sclerosis history.

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Vol. 10 Núm.3. Julio-Septiembre 2017 Pags. 108-114 Hosp Medicin Clinic Manag 2017; 10(3)