Epilepsy Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Epilepsy, including details on symptoms, causes, treatment, drugs, information.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 5 (May)

1. Ruling out postnatal origins to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-like behaviors in a seizure-prone rat strain.
   Behav Neurosci, 121(2): 370-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. New family with paroxysmal exercise-induced dystonia and epilepsy.
   Mov Disord, 22(6): 873-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Developmental outcome after epilepsy surgery in infancy.
   Pediatrics, 119(5): 930-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Suppression of kindling epileptogenesis by adenosine releasing stem cell-derived brain implants.
   Brain, 130: 1276-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Effects of polydipsia-hyponatremia on seizures in patients with epilepsy.
   Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 61(3): 330-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Anti-convulsant effect of electrical stimulation and lesioning of the anterior thalamic nucleus on kainic acid-induced focal limbic seizure in rats.
   Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 163-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The validity of epilepsy or seizure documentation in nursing homes.
   Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 171-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Usefulness of intracranial EEG in the decision process for epilepsy surgery.
   Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 176-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Vascular risk factors and oxidative stress as independent predictors of asymptomatic atherosclerosis in adult patients with epilepsy.
   Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 183-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Evaluation of carisbamate, a novel antiepileptic drug, in photosensitive patients: an exploratory, placebo-controlled study.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 193-200. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Optical suppression of seizure-like activity with an LED.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 201-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Temporal lobe seizure semiology during wakefulness and sleep.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 211-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. The effect of sodium valproate on proton MRS visible neurochemical concentrations.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 215-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Lack of differences of motorcortical excitability in the morning as compared to the evening in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy--a study using transcranial magnetic stimulation.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 239-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Impaired verbal associative learning after resection of left perirhinal cortex.
    Brain, 130: 1423-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Regulation of extracellular calcium in the hippocampus in vivo during epileptiform activity--role of astrocytes.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 155-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Lacosamide, a novel anti-convulsant drug, shows efficacy with a wide safety margin in rodent models for epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 147-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Brugada syndrome masquerading as febrile seizures.
    Pediatrics, 119(5): e1206-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Evidence against enhanced glutamate transport in the anticonvulsant mechanism of the ketogenic diet.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 232-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. NADPH diaphorase reactive neurons in temporal lobe cortex of patients with intractable epilepsy and hippocampal sclerosis.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 228-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Persistent seizures following left temporal lobe surgery are associated with posterior and bilateral structural and functional brain abnormalities.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 131-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Rats bred for susceptibility to depression-like phenotypes have higher kainic acid-induced seizure mortality than their depression-resistant counterparts.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 140-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Treatment of late lithium-pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus with diazepam.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 126-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Phenytoin- and carbamazepine-resistant spontaneous bursting in rat entorhinal cortex is blocked by retigabine in vitro.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 97-106. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. An investigation into the pharmacokinetics of 3-mercaptopropionic acid and development of a steady-state chemical seizure model using in vivo microdialysis and electrophysiological monitoring.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 116-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of malformations of cortical development causing epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 107-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Cognitive functioning over 3 years in community dwelling older adults with chronic partial epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 91-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Increased NKCC1 expression in refractory human epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 220-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Corpora amylacea in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: clinico-pathological correlations.
    Epilepsy Res, 74(2): 81-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Predicting seizure-free status for temporal lobe epilepsy patients undergoing surgery: prognostic value of quantifying maximal metabolic asymmetry extending over a specified proportion of the temporal lobe.
    J Nucl Med, 48(5): 776-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Atypical gating of M-type potassium channels conferred by mutations in uncharged residues in the S4 region of KCNQ2 causing benign familial neonatal convulsions.
    J Neurosci, 27(18): 4919-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Anesthesia management of a ganglioneuroma with seizures presenting as pheochromocytoma.
    Paediatr Anaesth, 17(5): 479-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. A single episode of neonatal seizures permanently alters glutamatergic synapses.
    Ann Neurol, 61(5): 411-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Non-epileptic seizures and other functional neurological symptoms: predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating factors.
    Psychosomatics, 48(3): 230-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. A case of Kabuki syndrome presenting West syndrome.
    Brain Dev, 29(6): 380-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. EEG abnormalities in West syndrome: correlation with the emergence of autistic features.
    Brain Dev, 29(6): 336-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Magnetoencephalography in presurgical epilepsy diagnosis.
    Expert Rev Med Devices, 4(3): 335-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Hippocampal seizure resistance and reduced neuronal excitotoxicity in mice lacking the Cav2.3 E/R-type voltage-gated calcium channel.
    J Neurophysiol, 97(5): 3660-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Epileptogenic neocortical networks are revealed by abnormal temporal dynamics in seizure-free subdural EEG.
    Cereb Cortex, 17(6): 1386-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Differences in two mice strains on kainic acid-induced amygdalar seizures.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 357(4): 1078-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Status epilepticus causes a long-lasting redistribution of hippocampal cannabinoid type 1 receptor expression and function in the rat pilocarpine model of acquired epilepsy.
    Neuroscience, 146(3): 1232-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Unilateral low-frequency stimulation of central piriform cortex inhibits amygdaloid-kindled seizures in Sprague-Dawley rats.
    Neuroscience, 146(3): 901-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Road not taken: lessons to be learned from Queen v. Gillett.
    Intern Med J, 37(5): 336-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Long term follow-up of the first 70 operated adults in the Goteborg Epilepsy Surgery Series with respect to seizures, psychosocial outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 78(6): 605-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Epidemiology, aetiology, and clinical management of epilepsy in Asia: a systematic review.
    Lancet Neurol, 6(6): 533-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. A retrospective analysis of the effect of general anesthetics on the successful detection of interictal epileptiform activity in magnetoencephalography.
    Anesth Analg, 104(6): 1493-7, table of contents. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Changes in vesicular transporters for gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate reveal vulnerability and reorganization of hippocampal neurons following pilocarpine-induced seizures.
    J Comp Neurol, 503(3): 466-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Stereological analysis of GluR2-immunoreactive hilar neurons in the pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy: correlation of cell loss with mossy fiber sprouting.
    Exp Neurol, 205(2): 569-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Cyclicity of spontaneous recurrent seizures in pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy in rat.
    Exp Neurol, 205(2): 501-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Aicardi syndrome associated with anterior cephalocele in a female infant.
    Dev Med Child Neurol, 49(6): 464-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Executive functioning in childhood epilepsy: parent-report and cognitive assessment.
    Dev Med Child Neurol, 49(6): 412-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. A mouse model of tuberous sclerosis: neuronal loss of Tsc1 causes dysplastic and ectopic neurons, reduced myelination, seizure activity, and limited survival.
    J Neurosci, 27(21): 5546-58. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Is colour modulation an independent factor in human visual photosensitivity?
    Brain, 130: 1679-89. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Nutrient intake of children with intractable epilepsy compared with healthy children.
    J Am Diet Assoc, 107(6): 1014-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Interactions between two enantiomers of losigamone and conventional antiepileptic drugs in the mouse maximal electroshock model--an isobolographic analysis.
    Eur J Pharmacol, 567(1): 110-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Chronically administered fluoxetine enhances the anticonvulsant activity of conventional antiepileptic drugs in the mouse maximal electroshock model.
    Eur J Pharmacol, 567(1): 77-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Upregulated expression of postsynaptic density-93 and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors subunits 2B mRNA in temporal lobe tissue of epilepsy.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 358(3): 825-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Association of human herpesvirus-6B with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
    PLoS Med, 4(5): e180. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Epigenetic modulation of seizure-induced neurogenesis and cognitive decline.
    J Neurosci, 27(22): 5967-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Na(v)1.1 localizes to axons of parvalbumin-positive inhibitory interneurons: a circuit basis for epileptic seizures in mice carrying an Scn1a gene mutation.
    J Neurosci, 27(22): 5903-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. School nurses' experience with administration of rectal diazepam gel for seizures.
    J Sch Nurs, 23(3): 166-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Emergency management of seizures in the school setting.
    J Sch Nurs, 23(3): 158-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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