A great number of clinical observations show a relationship between epilepsy and
depression. Idiopathic generalized epilepsy, including absence epilepsy, has a genetic …

First characterized in 1982, the genetic absence epilepsy rat from Strasbourg (GAERS) has
emerged as an animal model highly reminiscent of a specific form of idiopathic generalized …

Focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures are associated with lower quality of life, higher risk of
seizure-related injuries, increased chance of sudden unexpected death, and unfavourable …

Several recent advances have contributed to our understanding of the processes associated
with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy in humans and in experimental animal models. Common …

The WAG/Rij rat model has recently gathered attention as a suitable animal model of
absence epileptogenesis. This latter term has a broad definition encompassing any possible …

High-frequency electrical stimulation of deep brain structures has recently been developed
for the surgical approach of neurologic disorders. Applied to the thalamus in tremors or to …

Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery covers all of the latest advances in the surgical management
of epilepsy. The book provides a better understanding of epileptogenic mechanisms in …

The basal ganglia, a brain structure related to motor control, is implicated in the modulation
of epileptic discharges generalization in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) …

The relationship between neuronal activity and hemodynamic changes plays a central role
in functional neuroimaging. Under normal conditions and in neurological disorders such as …

Elevated impulsivity is a key component of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
bipolar disorder and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). We performed a genome-wide …