Brain Development and Epilepsy
Published on 27. April 1995
Book
Hardback
350 pages
978-0-19-507846-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is an integrated view of the special features of epileptic syndromes in the immature brain. The immature brain is quite different from its adult counterpart and understanding of normal and pathological functions in the immature central nervous system (CNS) require a special appreciation of developmentally unique mechanisms. This is the first time that basic developmental neurobiological insights and clinical neurological understanding relevant to the epilepsies are presented together.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
halftones, line figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
770 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-507846-6 (9780195078466)
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Content
Introduction; 1. A clinician's look at the developmental neurobiology of epilepsy; 2. Partial (focal) seizures in developing brain; 3. Absence seizures in developing brain; 4. Developmental neuropathology and childhood epilepsies; 5. Neuronal identity, neuronal migration and epileptic disorders of the cerebral cortex; 6. Regulation of excitability in developing neurons; 7. Candidate genes in the childhood epilepsies: Molecular biology of channels and receptors; 8. Synaptogenesis and epileptogenesis in developing neural networks; 9. Plasticity and repair in the immature central nervous system; 10. Seizure-induced changes in the immature brain; 11. Age-specific antiepileptic drug treatment and development of new age-specific, antiepileptic drugs; Epilogue