On the cellular and network bases of epileptic seizures

DA McCormick, D Contreras - Annual review of physiology, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The highly interconnected networks of the mammalian forebrain can generate a
wide variety of synchronized activities, including those underlying epileptic seizures, which …

Refractory epilepsy: a progressive, intractable but preventable condition?

P Kwan, MJ Brodie - Seizure, 2002 - Elsevier
Intractable seizures are just one manifestation of 'refractory epilepsy', which can be
recognized as a distinct condition with multifaceted dimensions, including neurobiochemical …

Anticonvulsant and antiepileptic actions of 2‐deoxy‐D‐glucose in epilepsy models

CE Stafstrom, JC Ockuly, L Murphree… - Annals of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Conventional anticonvulsants reduce neuronal excitability through effects on ion
channels and synaptic function. Anticonvulsant mechanisms of the ketogenic diet remain …

Cortical hyperexcitability and epileptogenesis: understanding the mechanisms of epilepsy–part 1

RAB Badawy, AS Harvey, RAL Macdonell - Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
Epilepsy encompasses a diverse group of seizure disorders caused by a variety of
structural, cellular and molecular alterations of the brain primarily affecting the cerebral …

Neurocysticercosis

CM DeGiorgio, MT Medina, R Durón, C Zee… - Epilepsy …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in the developing world and
is an increasingly important health issue in the United States. Recent results from the …

cDNA profiling of epileptogenesis in the rat brain

K Lukasiuk, L Kontula… - European Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Symptomatic temporal lobe epilepsy typically develops in three phases: brain insult→
latency period (epileptogenesis)→ recurrent seizures (epilepsy). We hypothesized that …

Future directions for epilepsy research

MP Jacobs, GD Fischbach, MR Davis, MA Dichter… - Neurology, 2001 - AAN Enterprises
The authors propose that epilepsy research embark on a revitalized effort to move from
targeting control of symptoms to strategies for prevention and cure. The recent advances that …

Epilepsy: ever-changing states of cortical excitability

RAB Badawy, DR Freestone, A Lai, MJ Cook - Neuroscience, 2012 - Elsevier
It has been proposed that the underlying epileptic process is mediated by changes in both
excitatory and inhibitory circuits leading to the formation of hyper-excitable seizure networks …

Pathogenesis of Lennox‐Gastaut syndrome: considerations and hypotheses

WT Blume - Epileptic disorders, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
No other epilepsy more substantially combines cryptogenicity and intractability than does
Lennox‐Gastaut Syndrome. Although antecedent neurological conditions have preceeded …

Large-scale expression study of human mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: evidence for dysregulation of the neurotransmission and complement systems in the entorhinal …

S Jamali, F Bartolomei, A Robaglia-Schlupp… - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Human mesial temporal lobe epilepsies (MTLE) are the most frequent form of partial
epilepsies and display frequent pharmacoresistance. The molecular alterations underlying …