Epilepsy encompasses a group of heterogeneous brain diseases that affect more than 50
million people worldwide. Epilepsy may have discernible structural, infectious, metabolic …

Epilepsy is a common and serious neurologic disease with a strong genetic component.
Genetic studies have identified an increasing collection of disease-causing genes. The …

Abstract In 2017, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Classification of
Epilepsies described the “genetic generalized epilepsies”(GGEs), which contained the …

Intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and epilepsy are prime examples of
neurodevelopmental disorders that collectively affect a significant percentage of the world …

Combining transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG)
constitutes a powerful tool to directly assess human cortical excitability and connectivity …

Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) provide satisfactory control of seizures for most patients with
epilepsy. The drugs have the remarkable ability to protect against seizures while permitting …

The epilepsies are one of the most common serious brain disorders, can occur at all ages,
and have many possible presentations and causes. Although incidence in childhood has …

GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) type A receptors (GABAARs) mediate most fast synaptic
inhibition in the mammalian brain, controlling activity at both the network and the cellular …

Objective: To determine the genes underlying Dravet syndrome in patients who do not have
an SCN1A mutation on routine testing. Methods: We performed whole-exome sequencing in …

Traumatic fear memories can be inhibited by behavioral therapy for humans, or by extinction
training in rodent models, but are prone to recur. Under some conditions, however, these …