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Volume 4 (2007), Issue 4 (April)

1. Effects of the vitamin E in catalase activities in hippocampus after status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine in Wistar rats.
   Neurosci Lett, 416(3): 227-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. A survey of antiepileptic prescribing to women of childbearing potential in psychiatry.
   Arch Womens Ment Health, 10(2): 83-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Carnosine inhibits pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures by histaminergic mechanisms in histidine decarboxylase knock-out mice.
   Neurosci Lett, 416(3): 211-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions of aminophylline and topiramate in the mouse maximal electroshock-induced seizure model.
   Eur J Pharmacol, 562(1): 53-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Influence of the chirality of (R)-(-)- and (S)-(+)-carvone in the central nervous system: a comparative study.
   Chirality, 19(4): 264-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Dissociation of the immunoreactivity of synaptophysin and GAP-43 during the acute and latent phases of the lithium-pilocarpine model in the immature and adult rat.
   Exp Neurol, 204(2): 720-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Development of pharmacoresistance to benzodiazepines but not cannabinoids in the hippocampal neuronal culture model of status epilepticus.
   Exp Neurol, 204(2): 705-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Mitochondrial complex I inhibition in cerebral cortex of immature rats following homocysteic acid-induced seizures.
   Exp Neurol, 204(2): 597-609. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Levetiracetam or oxcarbazepine as monotherapy in newly diagnosed benign epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS): an open-label, parallel group trial.
   Brain Dev, 29(5): 281-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Gene expression profile in temporal lobe epilepsy.
    Neuroscientist, 13(2): 100-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Potential genetic causes of heterogeneity of treatment effects.
    Am J Med, 120(4): S21-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Anticonvulsant actions of deoxycorticosterone.
    Brain Res, 1145: 81-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Altered excitability and distribution of NMDA receptor subunit proteins in cortical layers of rat pups following multiple perinatal seizures.
    Brain Res, 1145: 56-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Efficacy of the bone injection gun in the treatment of organophosphate poisoning.
    Biopharm Drug Dispos, 28(3): 145-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Cholinergic modulation of periaqueductal grey neurons: does it contribute to epileptogenesis after organophosphorus nerve agent intoxication?
    Toxicology, 233(1): 199-208. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. The association of mood with quality of life ratings in epilepsy.
    Neurology, 68(14): 1101-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. The use of multiplanar trajectory planning in the stereotactic placement of depth electrodes.
    Neurosurgery, 60(4): 272-6; discussion 276. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Frequency domain analysis of human subdural recordings.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 205-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Electrical control of epileptic seizures.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 197-204. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. propagation of seizure-like activity in a model of neocortex.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 182-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Tonic-clonic transitions in computer simulation.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 175-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Activity deprivation leads to seizures in hippocampal slice cultures: is epilepsy the consequence of homeostatic plasticity?
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 154-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. State-of-the-art of seizure prediction.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 147-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Comparison of seizure detection algorithms in continuously monitored pediatric patients.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 137-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. EEG source imaging: correlating source locations and extents with electrocorticography and surgical resections in epilepsy patients.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 130-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Clinical application of dipole models in the localization of epileptiform activity.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 120-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Development of volume conductor and source models to localize epileptic foci.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 101-19. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Cortical substrates of scalp EEG epileptiform discharges.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 96-100. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. What is epilepsy? Clinical perspectives in the diagnosis and treatment.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 24(2): 87-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Newborn neurons with hilar basal dendrites hallmark epileptogenic networks.
    Neuroreport, 18(6): 585-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. BoNT/E prevents seizure-induced activation of caspase 3 in the rat hippocampus.
    Neuroreport, 18(6): 577-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Mutational analysis of CACNA1G in idiopathic generalized epilepsy. Mutation in brief #962. Online.
    Hum Mutat, 28(5): 524-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. The novel p.L1649Q mutation in the SCN1A epilepsy gene is associated with familial hemiplegic migraine: genetic and functional studies. Mutation in brief #957. Online.
    Hum Mutat, 28(5): 522. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Upregulation of nitric oxide synthase II contributes to apoptotic cell death in the hippocampal CA3 subfield via a cytochrome c/caspase-3 signaling cascade following induction of experimental temporal lobe status epilepticus in the rat.
    Neuropharmacology, 52(5): 1263-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. The combination of donepezil and procyclidine protects against soman-induced seizures in rats.
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 220(2): 156-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Randomized, multicenter, dose-ranging trial of retigabine for partial-onset seizures.
    Neurology, 68(15): 1197-204. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Quality of life outcomes of immediate or delayed treatment of early epilepsy and single seizures.
    Neurology, 68(15): 1188-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Mutations in TCF4, encoding a class I basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, are responsible for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a severe epileptic encephalopathy associated with autonomic dysfunction.
    Am J Hum Genet, 80(5): 988-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Early epileptic seizures after stroke are associated with increased risk of new-onset dementia.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 78(5): 514-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Antiepileptic drugs: generic versus branded treatments.
    Lancet Neurol, 6(5): 465-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Epilepsy in patients with brain tumours: epidemiology, mechanisms, and management.
    Lancet Neurol, 6(5): 421-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Cardiotoxicity associated with accidental bupropion ingestion in a child.
    Pediatr Emerg Care, 23(4): 234-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Parry Romberg syndrome and linear scleroderma in coup de sabre mimicking Rasmussen encephalitis.
    Neurology, 68(16): 1308-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Health care costs decline after successful epilepsy surgery.
    Neurology, 68(16): 1290-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Neonatal hypocalcemic seizures in siblings exposed to topiramate in utero.
    Pediatr Neurol, 36(4): 274-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Contrast-induced seizures after cardiac catheterization in a 6-year-old child.
    Pediatr Neurol, 36(4): 268-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Childhood status epilepticus and excitotoxic neuronal injury.
    Pediatr Neurol, 36(4): 253-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Semiological seizure classification: before and after video-EEG monitoring of seizures.
    Pediatr Neurol, 36(4): 231-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Levetiracetam monotherapy in children with epilepsy.
    Pediatr Neurol, 36(4): 227-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Post-ictal fever: a rare symptom of partial seizures.
    Eur J Neurol, 14(5): 586-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Postictal single-cell firing patterns in the hippocampus.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 713-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. A multicenter study of BRD2 as a risk factor for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 706-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Induction of the Wnt inhibitor, Dickkopf-1, is associated with neurodegeneration related to temporal lobe epilepsy.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 694-705. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Fetal exposure to GABA-acting antiepileptic drugs generates hippocampal and cortical dysplasias.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 684-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Lack of support for a role for RLIP76 (RALBP1) in response to treatment or predisposition to epilepsy.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 674-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Differential cellular gene expression in ganglioglioma.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 646-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Upregulation of brain expression of P-glycoprotein in MRP2-deficient TR(-) rats resembles seizure-induced up-regulation of this drug efflux transporter in normal rats.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 631-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Zinc pyrithione-mediated activation of voltage-gated KCNQ potassium channels rescues epileptogenic mutants.
    Nat Chem Biol, 3(5): 287-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Anticonvulsive effect of a selective mGluR8 agonist (S)-3,4-dicarboxyphenylglycine (S-3,4-DCPG) in the mouse pilocarpine model of status epilepticus.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 783-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. BOLD changes occur prior to epileptic spikes seen on scalp EEG.
    Neuroimage, 35(4): 1450-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Efficacy and tolerability of the ketogenic diet according to lipid:nonlipid ratios--comparison of 3:1 with 4:1 diet.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 801-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. The anticonvulsant activity of acetone, the major ketone body in the ketogenic diet, is not dependent on its metabolites acetol, 1,2-propanediol, methylglyoxal, or pyruvic acid.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 793-800. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Tuberous sclerosis complex and epilepsy: recent developments and future challenges.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 617-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Expression of adhesion factors induced by epileptiform activity in the endothelium of the isolated guinea pig brain in vitro.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 743-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Olfactory neophobia and seizure susceptibility phenotypes in an animal model of epilepsy are normalized by impairment of brain corticotropin releasing factor.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 827-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Mild influenza encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion.
    J Neurol Sci, 256(1): 86-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Transgenic mice over-expressing GABA(B)R1a receptors acquire an atypical absence epilepsy-like phenotype.
    Neurobiol Dis, 26(2): 439-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Synaptic responses in superficial layers of medial entorhinal cortex from rats with kainate-induced epilepsy.
    Neurobiol Dis, 26(2): 419-38. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Endogenous dynorphin in epileptogenesis and epilepsy: anticonvulsant net effect via kappa opioid receptors.
    Brain, 130: 1017-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Voltage-dependent calcium channel abnormalities in hippocampal CA3 neurons of spontaneously epileptic rats.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 758-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Resistance to phenobarbital extends to phenytoin in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 816-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Seizures, ataxia, and neuronal loss in cystatin B heterozygous mice.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 752-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Cation-chloride cotransporters and GABA-ergic innervation in the human epileptic hippocampus.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 663-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Age-dependent effects of topiramate on the acquisition and the retention of rapid kindling.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 765-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Seizure-promoting effect of blood-brain barrier disruption.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 732-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Upregulation of opioid receptor binding following spontaneous epileptic seizures.
    Brain, 130: 1009-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Altered distribution of KCC2 in cortical dysplasia in patients with intractable epilepsy.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 837-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Levetiracetam and felbamate interact both pharmacodynamically and pharmacokinetically: an isobolographic analysis in the mouse maximal electroshock model.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 806-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Effect of interictal spikes on single-cell firing patterns in the hippocampus.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 720-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Rapamycin: brain excitability studied in vitro.
    Epilepsia, 48(4): 834-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Epilepsy, culture, identity and well-being: a study of the social, cultural and environmental context of epilepsy in Cameroon.
    J Health Psychol, 12(3): 431-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Assessing developmental outcomes in children from Kilifi, Kenya, following prophylaxis for seizures in cerebral malaria.
    J Health Psychol, 12(3): 417-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. A quantitative trait locus on chromosome 18 is a critical determinant of excitotoxic cell death susceptibility.
    Eur J Neurosci, 25(7): 1998-2008. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Self-management education for children with epilepsy.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Self-management education for adults with epilepsy.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Neurotoxins from invertebrates as anticonvulsants: from basic research to therapeutic application.
    Pharmacol Ther, 114(2): 171-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Common polymorphisms in the CACNA1H gene associated with childhood absence epilepsy in Chinese Han population.
    Ann Hum Genet, 71: 325-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Intra-arterial verapamil-induced seizures: case report and review of the literature.
    Surg Neurol, 67(5): 483-6; discussion 486. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Intrahemispheric reorganization of language in children with medically intractable epilepsy of the left hemisphere.
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 13(3): 505-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Language localization, the developing brain and childhood epilepsy: back to the future.
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 13(3): 501-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Influence of major antiepileptic drugs on neuropsychological function: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled withdrawal study of seizure-free epilepsy patients on monotherapy.
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 13(3): 393-400. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Involvement of oxidative stress in seizures induced by diphenyl diselenide in rat pups.
    Brain Res, 1147: 226-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. Self-poisoning with lamotrigine and pregabalin.
    Anaesthesia, 62(5): 524-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Levobupivacaine-induced seizures and cardiovascular collapse treated with Intralipid.
    Anaesthesia, 62(5): 516-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. Migraine with persistent aura in a Mexican patient: case report and review of the literature.
    Cephalalgia, 27(5): 456-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. Epileptic encephalopathy with bilateral continuous spike-waves during slow sleep in a child with vacuolating megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy.
    Eur J Paediatr Neurol, 11(3): 181-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
97. Familial occurrence of early-onset childhood absence epilepsy.
    Eur J Paediatr Neurol, 11(3): 178-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
98. FAME 3: a novel form of progressive myoclonus and epilepsy.
    Neurology, 68(17): 1382-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
99. New locus for febrile seizures with absence epilepsy on 3p and a possible modifier gene on 18p.
    Neurology, 68(17): 1374-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
100. Hepatic disease as the first manifestation of progressive myoclonus epilepsy of Lafora.
     Neurology, 68(17): 1369-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
101. 5-HT2 modulation of AY-9944 induced atypical absence seizures.
     Neurosci Lett, 418(1): 13-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
102. Long-term seizure outcome in reoperation after failure of epilepsy surgery.
     Neurosurgery, 60(5): 873-80; discussion 873-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
103. Panayiotopoulos syndrome: diagnosis and management.
     Neurol Sci, 28(2): 72-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
104. Clinical use of antiepileptic drugs at a referral centre for epilepsy.
     Seizure, 16(4): 356-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
105. The association between the quality of epilepsy management in primary care, general practice population deprivation status and epilepsy-related emergency hospitalisations.
     Seizure, 16(4): 351-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
106. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of bilateral thalamus in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
     Seizure, 16(4): 287-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
107. Effect of 8-OH-DPAT on electrographic activity during the kainic acid-induced status epilepticus in rats.
     Seizure, 16(4): 365-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
108. Prevalence of some risk factors in children with epilepsy compared to their controls.
     Seizure, 16(4): 338-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
109. An algorithm for the automatic detection of seizures in neonatal amplitude-integrated EEG.
     Acta Paediatr, 96(5): 674-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
110. Epilepsy: public knowledge and attitude in a slum area of Karachi, Pakistan.
     Seizure, 16(4): 330-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
111. Efficacy and safety of levetiracetam in infants and young children with refractory epilepsy.
     Seizure, 16(4): 345-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
112. Neuropathological and MRI findings in an acute presentation of hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia: a report with pathophysiological implications.
     Seizure, 16(4): 371-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
113. Quality of life among Brazilian children with epilepsy: validation of a parent proxy instrument (QVCE-50).
     Seizure, 16(4): 324-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
114. Prejudice towards chronic diseases: comparison among epilepsy, AIDS and diabetes.
     Seizure, 16(4): 320-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
115. A questionnaire study on knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy in schoolchildren and university students in Rome, Italy.
     Seizure, 16(4): 313-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
116. Aetiology, course and outcome of children admitted to paediatric intensive care with convulsive status epilepticus: a retrospective 5-year review.
     Seizure, 16(4): 305-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
117. Comparative retention rates and long-term tolerability of new antiepileptic drugs.
     Seizure, 16(4): 296-304. [Abstract] [Full-text]
118. Contiguous deletion of the NDP, MAOA, MAOB, and EFHC2 genes in a patient with Norrie disease, severe psychomotor retardation and myoclonic epilepsy.
     Am J Med Genet A, 143(9): 916-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
119. Protective effects of S+ ketamine and atropine against lethality and brain damage during soman-induced status epilepticus in guinea-pigs.
     Toxicology, 234(3): 185-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
120. Is valproate encephalopathy under-recognised in older people? A case series.
     Age Ageing, 36(3): 344-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
121. Changes in cortical excitability differentiate generalized and focal epilepsy.
     Ann Neurol, 61(4): 324-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
122. A novel missense mutation in the NDP gene in a child with Norrie disease and severe neurological involvement including infantile spasms.
     Am J Med Genet A, 143(9): 921-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
123. Hemispherectomy for intractable epilepsy in adults: the first reported series.
     Ann Neurol, 61(4): 372-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
124. Deep brain stimulation of the posterior hypothalamus activates the histaminergic system to exert antiepileptic effect in rat pentylenetetrazol model.
     Exp Neurol, 205(1): 132-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
125. Intracranial sewing needle in a man with seizure: a case of child abuse?
     Forensic Sci Int, 168(2): 212-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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