Simple Motor Seizures
Simple Motor Seizures Prakash Kotagal Hans O. Lüders Introduction Focal motor seizures have been recognized since Hippocrates first noted them, beginning contralateral to the side of head injury. Hemiplegic epilepsy…
Classification of Epileptic Seizures
Classification of Epileptic Seizures Jerome Engel Jr. Peter D. Williamson Anne T. Berg Peter Wolf Introduction Writings about epileptic seizures date back 3,000 years to Mesopotamia and India.18 In 400…
Overview: Phenomenology
Overview: Phenomenology Warren T. Blume Introduction Accurate and complete seizure descriptions will allow the reader to elicit maximum benefit from the information contained in the chapters of this section. Ictal…
Basic Mechanisms of Human Epilepsy
Basic Mechanisms of Human Epilepsy Jerome Engel Jr. Marc A. Dichter Philip A. Schwartzkroin Introduction Most of our views concerning the fundamental neuronal mechanisms of epileptic phenomena derive from investigations…
The Effect of Seizures on the Brain
The Effect of Seizures on the Brain Jack M. Parent Douglas A. Coulter Edward H. Bertram Introduction For many decades there has been an ongoing discussion about the effect that…
Seizure Mechanisms and Vulnerability in the Developing Brain
Seizure Mechanisms and Vulnerability in the Developing Brain John W. Swann Tallie Z. Baram Frances E. Jensen Solomon L. Moshé Introduction Throughout life, continuing maturational and functional changes within the…
Epilepsy in Vitro: Electrophysiology and Computer Modeling
Epilepsy in Vitro: Electrophysiology and Computer Modeling John G. R. Jefferys Introduction Epileptic seizures and other kinds of epileptic activity are emergent phenomena from the interactions between cells organized into…
Genetic Models of Epilepsy
Genetic Models of Epilepsy Jeffrey L. Noebels Introduction The success of molecular genetic strategies in finding genes underlying human monogenic epilepsies has set the stage for a new generation of…
Animal Models of Acquired Epilepsies and Status Epilepticus
Animal Models of Acquired Epilepsies and Status Epilepticus Giuliano G. Avanzini David M. Treiman Jerome Engel Jr. Introduction In animals, epilepsies with focal seizures can be faithfully reproduced by various…
Synaptic Plasticity
Synaptic Plasticity Christophe Bernard Introduction Cognitive tasks are associated with specific firing patterns of neurons.27,60 During learning and memory processes, a conditioning stimulus can trigger morphological and modifications at the…
