Novel approaches to epilepsy treatment

AT Sørensen, M Kokaia - Epilepsia, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of epilepsy treatment is to achieve complete seizure freedom. Nonetheless,
numerous side effects and seizure resistance to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) affecting about …

New tools for epilepsy therapy

C Falcicchia, M Simonato, G Verlengia - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
One third of the epilepsies are refractory to conventional antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and,
therefore, identification of new therapies is highly needed. Here, we briefly describe two …

[HTML][HTML] Gene therapy in epilepsy

L Zhang, Y Wang - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Gene therapy may constitute a promising alternative to conventional pharmacological tools
and surgeries for epilepsy. For primary epilepsy, a single variant leading to a significant …

Cell and gene therapies in epilepsy–promising avenues or blind alleys?

W Löscher, M Gernert, U Heinemann - Trends in neurosciences, 2008 - cell.com
The past decades have brought several advances to the treatment of epilepsy. However,
despite the continued development and release of new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), more …

Gene and cell therapy for epilepsy: a mini review

AA Shaimardanova, DS Chulpanova… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy is a chronic non-infectious disease of the brain, characterized primarily by recurrent
unprovoked seizures, defined as an episode of disturbance of motor, sensory, autonomic, or …

Stem cell therapy in treating epilepsy

BL Chang, KH Chang - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy is a common disabling chronic neurological disorder characterized by an enduring
propensity for the generation of seizures that result from abnormal hypersynchronous firing …

Neural stem cells and epilepsy: functional roles and disease-in-a-dish models

DM Thodeson, R Brulet, J Hsieh - Cell and tissue research, 2018 - Springer
Epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by spontaneous recurrent
seizures. Although current therapies exist to control the number and severity of clinical …

Stem cells: A path towards improved epilepsy therapies

ZR Lybrand, S Goswami, J Hsieh - Neuropharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the immense growth of new anti-seizure drugs (ASDs), approximately one-third of
epilepsy patients remain resistant to current treatment options. Advancements in whole …

Gene therapy for epilepsy

M Simonato - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
Gene therapy may represent an effective alternative to standard pharmacological
approaches for certain forms of epilepsy. Currently, the best candidates for this therapeutic …

Novel optogenetic approaches in epilepsy research

E Cela, PJ Sjöström - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy is a major neurological disorder characterized by repeated seizures afflicting 1% of
the global population. The emergence of seizures is associated with several comorbidities …