Seizures - Physiopathology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Nerve growth factor attenuates proliferation of astrocytes via the p75 neurotrophin receptor.

29 Sep 2009 The p75 neurotrophin receptor has been implicated in the regulation of multiple cellular functions that differ depending on the cell context. We have observed that p75(NTR) is strongly induced on astrocytes as well as neurons in the hippocampal CA3 ... Read more...

The electrocortical effects of enflurane: experiment and theory.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: High concentrations of enflurane will induce a characteristic electroencephalogram pattern consisting of periods of suppression alternating with large short paroxysmal epileptiform discharges (PEDs). In this study, we compared a ... Read more...

Cavernous angioma: a clinical study of 35 cases with review of the literature.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Cavernous angioma is a vascular malformation which can be found in any region within the central nervous system. OBJECTIVES: There are few clinical and demographic cavernous angioma studies with large sample sizes. Therefore, the present ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Seizures - Physiopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Astrocyte-neuron interactions: implications for epilepsy. 18 Oct 2009
• Nerve growth factor attenuates proliferation of astrocytes via the p75 neurotrophin receptor. 29 Sep 2009
• The electrocortical effects of enflurane: experiment and theory. 29 Sep 2009
• Cavernous angioma: a clinical study of 35 cases with review of the literature. 29 Sep 2009
• Interhemispheric propagation of seizures in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. 28 Sep 2009
• Expanding the clinical and neuroradiologic phenotype of primary microcephaly due to ASPM mutations. 20 Sep 2009
• Differences in cortical versus subcortical GABAergic signaling: a candidate mechanism of electroclinical uncoupling of neonatal seizures. 8 Sep 2009
• Neonatal seizure localization using PARAFAC decomposition. 4 Sep 2009
• Neuron-glia communication via EphA4/ephrin-A3 modulates LTP through glial glutamate transport. 4 Sep 2009
• Neuroethological approach to frontolimbic epileptic seizures and parasomnias: The same central pattern generators for the same behaviours. 3 Sep 2009
• Early-warning signals for critical transitions. Sep 2009
• Inducing two seizures at titration. 30 Aug 2009
• Safety of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with unrepaired abdominal aortic aneurysm: report of 8 patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Intracortical electroencephalography in acute brain injury. 30 Aug 2009
• Neurologic aspects of MECP2 gene duplication in male patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Facilitation of glutamate release from rat cerebral cortex nerve terminal by subanesthetic concentration propofol. 30 Aug 2009
• [Postictal psychosis] 12 Aug 2009
• Uncoupling of astrogliosis from epileptogenesis in adenosine kinase (ADK) transgenic mice. 11 Aug 2009
• BC1 regulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor-mediated neuronal excitability. 10 Aug 2009
• [Effects of memantine on convulsive reactions and sleep-waking cycle in Krushinskii-Molodkina strain rats with the inherited predisposition to audiogenic convulsions] 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Seizures'

Definition: Clinical or subclinical disturbances of cortical function due to a sudden, abnormal, excessive, and disorganized discharge of brain cells. Clinical manifestations include abnormal motor, sensory and psychic phenomena. Recurrent seizures are usually referred to as EPILEPSY or "seizure disorder."

Descriptor UI: D012640

Alternative terms: Seizures; Seizure; Seizures, Visual; Seizure, Visual; Visual Seizure; Visual Seizures; Convulsive Seizures; Convulsive Seizure; Seizure, Convulsive; Seizures, Motor; Motor Seizure; Motor Seizures; Seizure, Motor; Seizures, Convulsive; Jacksonian Seizure; Seizure, Jacksonian; Seizures, Auditory; Auditory Seizure; Auditory Seizures; Seizure, Auditory; Seizures, Clonic; Clonic Seizure; Clonic Seizures; Seizure, Clonic; Seizures, Focal; Focal Seizure; Focal Seizures; Seizure, Focal; Seizures, Generalized; Generalized Seizure; Generalized Seizures; Seizure, Generalized; Seizures, Gustatory; Gustatory Seizure; Gustatory Seizures; Seizure, Gustatory; Seizures, Olfactory; Olfactory Seizure; Olfactory Seizures; Seizure, Olfactory; Convulsion, Non-Epileptic; Convulsion, Non Epileptic; Convulsions, Non-Epileptic; Non-Epileptic Convulsion; Non-Epileptic Convulsions; Seizures, Somatosensory; Seizure, Somatosensory; Somatosensory Seizure; Somatosensory Seizures; Seizures, Tonic; Seizure, Tonic; Tonic Seizure; Tonic Seizures; Seizures, Tonic-Clonic; Seizure, Tonic-Clonic; Seizures, Tonic Clonic; Tonic-Clonic Seizure; Tonic-Clonic Seizures; Seizures, Vertiginous; Seizure, Vertiginous; Vertiginous Seizure; Vertiginous Seizures; Seizures, Vestibular; Seizure, Vestibular; Vestibular Seizure; Vestibular Seizures; Seizures, Sensory; Seizure, Sensory; Sensory Seizure; Sensory Seizures; Convulsions; Convulsion;

Related Mesh Headings: Anticonvulsants; Convulsants; Eclampsia; Epilepsy; Kindling, Neurologic;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.490.631; C10.597.742; C23.888.592.742;

History Note: 1979; for CONVULSIVE SEIZURES & SEIZURES, CONVULSIVE use CONVULSIONS 1998-1999; for JACKSONIAN SEIZURE use EPILEPSY, PARTIAL 1992-1999

Technical Notes: note other specific seizure terms in MeSH; audiogenic or acoustic seizures = REFLEX EPILEPSY, AUDIOGENIC