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Epilepsy : the biology of a spectrum disorder / edited by Gregory L. Holmes, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Jeffrey L. Noebels, Baylor College of Medicine.
Holman Biotech Commons RC372 .E6524 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epilepsy.
- Epilepsy--Treatment.
- Medical Subjects:
- Epilepsy.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 459 pages ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cold Spring Harbor, New York : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- "Epilepsy affects millions worldwide and represents a variety of disorders characterized by seizures. This book examines the neurobiological bases of these conditions and current research into treatment strategies"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- (preliminary)
- Epilepsy: A Spectrum Disorder
- Joseph I. Sirven
- Seizures and Epilepsy: An Overview for Neuroscientists
- Carl E. Stafstrom and Lionel Carmant
- Status Epilepticus
- Shlomo Shinnar and Howard Goodkin
- Neonatal and Infantile Epilepsy: Acquired and Genetic Models
- Aristea S. Galanopoulou and Solomon L. Moshé
- Common mechanisms of the co-morbidities and seizures
- Audrey Mazarati and Raman Sankar
- Mechanisms Responsible for Cognitive Impairment in Epilepsy
- Pierre-Pascal Lenck-Santini and Rodney Scott
- Genetics of Epilepsy in Humans
- Samuel F. Berkovic and Ingrid Scheffer
- Epigenetics and Epilepsy
- David C. Henshall and Katja Kobow
- Single Gene Determinants of Epilepsy Comorbidity
- Jeffrey L. Noebels
- Malformations of Cortical Development and Epilepsy
- A. James Barkovich, William B. Dobyns, and Renzo Guerrini
- mTOR Signaling in Epilepsy: Insights from Malformations of Cortical Development
- Peter B. Crino
- Role of Astrocytes in Epilepsy
- Douglas A. Coulter and Christian Steinhäuser
- Immunity and Inflammation in Epilepsy
- Annamaria Vezzani, Bethan Lang, and Eleonora Aronica
- Initiation, Propagation, and Termination of Partial (Focal) Seizures
- Marco de Curtis and Massimo Avoli
- Microcircuits in Epilepsy: Heterogeneity and Hub Cells in Network Synchronization
- Anh Bui, Hannah Kim, Mattia Maroso, and Ivan Soltesz
- Role of Sodium Channels in Epilepsy
- David I. Kaplan, Lori L. Isom, and Steven Petrou
- Role of Potassium Channels in Epilepsy
- Ruediger Koehling
- The Role of Calcium Channels in Epilepsy
- Sanjeev Rajakulendran and Michael G. Hanna
- Hyperpolization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide Gated (HCN) Channels in Epilepsy
- Gary P. Brennan, Tallie Z. Baram, and Nicholas P. Poolos
- GABAergic Synchronization in Epilepsy
- Roustem Khazipov
- Glutamatergic Mechanisms Associated with Seizures and Epilepsy
- Melissa Barker-Haliski and H. Steve White
- Epileptogenesis
- A. Pitkänen, K. Kukasiuk, F.E. Dudek, and K.J. Staley
- Mechanisms of Antiepileptic Drugs and Dietary Therapy
- Wolfgang Loescher, Jong M. Rho, & Michael A. Rogawski
- Interneuron Transplantation as a Treatment for Epilepsy
- Robert F. Hunt and Scott C. Baraban
- Unconventional Targets for Therapy in Epilepsy
- Christophe Bernard
- The Neurobiology of Epilepsy: Future Directions
- Gregory L. Holmes.
- Notes:
- "A subject collection from Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine".
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781621820949
- 1621820947
- OCLC:
- 909326211
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