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…
NEUROLOGY
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…
Early Events in the Development of the Cerebral Cortex
Early Events in the Development of the Cerebral Cortex Volney L. Sheen Christopher A. Walsh Introduction There is an increasing awareness that many epileptic conditions, particularly in the pediatric age…
Development of Cortical Excitability
Development of Cortical Excitability Peter B. Crino Introduction In the human brain, cerebral cortical development spans approximately weeks 7 to 24 of gestation and proceeds from a primordial neural tube…
