Modern Concepts of Focal Epileptic Networks

Modern Concepts of Focal Epileptic Networks
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Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2014-07-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0124199577

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This volume of International Review of Neurobiology concentrates on modern concepts of focal epileptic networks. The volume addresses specific topics such as seizures (including transition and termination), limbic networks, alteration of metabolism, and neocortical focus and malformation of cortical development, among others. Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists. Led by an internationally renowned editorial board, this important serial publishes both eclectic volumes made up of timely reviews, and thematic volumes that focus on recent progress in a specific area of neurobiology research. Our knowledge about the mechanisms involved in pathophysiology of epilepsy has rapidly expanded during last decade This special volume brings overview about modern concepts of epileptic focus organization and about the altered neural network dynamics which results in propensity of the brain tissue to generate spontaneous and repeated seizures

The Epileptic Focus

The Epileptic Focus
Author: Heinz Gregor Wieser
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1987
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

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Identifying the Epileptic Network

Identifying the Epileptic Network
Author: Don Tucker
Publisher: Frontiers E-books
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2014-10-30
Genre: Brain stimulation
ISBN: 2889192962

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An important area of current research in epilepsy focuses on identifying the specific regions within the brain that are affected in individuals with recurring seizures. The epileptogenic process may result not only in pathology in focal cortical regions, but abnormalities in subcortical structures, such as thalamus and basal ganglia, and in intercortical and intracortical connecting white matter pathways. Novel methods of treating refractory epilepsy are urgently needed. The goal of identifying for each affected individual the specific brain regions that are involved offers the promise that novel methods of treatment will one day be developed that specifically target those abnormal regions. Researchers from disparate fields are required to develop and advance this area of research, and this current topic proposes to place a spotlight on the “state of the art” of methods to identify the abnormal networks. Recent work covering a wide variety of disciplines and technologies, including dense array electroencephalography (dEEG), novel methods of analyses of both the interictal dEEG and intracranial EEG (icEEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional MRI (fMRI), simultaneous fMRI-EEG, fMRI connectivity measures, simultaneous dEEG-icEEG, and techniques to coregister patient-specific MRI (including white matter pathways) and dEEG, are all examples of areas of research that have contributed to a greater understanding of potential epileptogenic regions. We asked for individuals with expertise in an area of research that expands an understanding of identifying epileptic networks to contribute to this research topic.

The Epilepsies

The Epilepsies
Author: Chrysostomos P. Panayiotopoulos
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

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This book gives an exhaustive account of the classification and management of epileptic disorders. It provides clear didactic guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of epileptic syndromes and seizures through thirteen chapters, complemented by a pharmacopoeia and CD ROM of video-EEGs.

The Causes of Epilepsy

The Causes of Epilepsy
Author: Simon Shorvon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1013
Release: 2019-05-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1108420753

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Expanded and revised, this unique book provides concise descriptions of the many causes of epilepsy, for use in clinical practice.

Cognitive Plasticity in Neurologic Disorders

Cognitive Plasticity in Neurologic Disorders
Author: Joseph I. Tracy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2014-12-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199965242

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This volume makes clear that the cognitive and behavioural symptoms of neurologic disorders and syndromes are dynamic and changing. Each chapter describes the neuroplastic processes at work in a particular condition, giving rise to these ongoing cognitive changes.

Magnetic Resonance in Epilepsy

Magnetic Resonance in Epilepsy
Author: Ruben Kuzniecky
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2005-01-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0080535712

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Remarkable advances in imaging have increased the importance of MRI for diagnostic, treatment and management of epilepsy. Neuroimaging of patients with epilepsy no longer simply deals with the technology and interpretation of images but also with issues of brain metabolism, energetics, cognition and brain dysfunction. The first edition of Magnetic Resonance in Epilepsy came into clinical practice in 1995 with a revolutionary idea; that is, MR is as important as EEG in the clinical management of patients with epilepsy. The second edition of Magnetic Resonance in Epilepsy, the only comprehensive text in the field of epilepsy neuroimaging, reviews fundamental concepts and new advances in MR technology, computerized analysis, MR spectroscopy, DWI and other neuroimaging techniques such as PET, SPECT and MEG application to the study of patients with epileptic disorders. *Provides a crucial update of recent advances in imaging techniques*Timely publication as subject of neuroimaging is a very "hot" area in both clinical epilepsy and basic neuroscience research*Editors are well-respected in this field

Neuroimaging in Epilepsy

Neuroimaging in Epilepsy
Author: Harry Chugani, MD
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2010-11-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199711526

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Perhaps the most important achievements in the field of epileptology in the past two decades have been in the neuroimaging and genetic breakthroughs as applied to patients with epilepsy. Indeed, neuroimaging has become a vital part in the study of epilepsy, affecting broad aspects of the disorder ranging from diagnosis and classification to treatment and prognosis. Neuroimaging in epilepsy encompasses many different approaches that have reached various levels of expertise across epilepsy centers worldwide. This book discusses every imaging modality used to gather information on epilepsy. Each technique is described by world experts and epilepsy centers worldwide.

Computational Neuroscience in Epilepsy

Computational Neuroscience in Epilepsy
Author: Ivan Soltesz
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 649
Release: 2011-09-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080559530

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Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects millions of patients worldwide and arises from the concurrent action of multiple pathophysiological processes. The power of mathematical analysis and computational modeling is increasingly utilized in basic and clinical epilepsy research to better understand the relative importance of the multi-faceted, seizure-related changes taking place in the brain during an epileptic seizure. This groundbreaking book is designed to synthesize the current ideas and future directions of the emerging discipline of computational epilepsy research. Chapters address relevant basic questions (e.g., neuronal gain control) as well as long-standing, critically important clinical challenges (e.g., seizure prediction). Computational Neuroscience in Epilepsy should be of high interest to a wide range of readers, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty working in the fields of basic or clinical neuroscience, epilepsy research, computational modeling and bioengineering. Covers a wide range of topics from molecular to seizure predictions and brain implants to control seizures Contributors are top experts at the forefront of computational epilepsy research Chapter contents are highly relevant to both basic and clinical epilepsy researchers

Introduction to Epilepsy

Introduction to Epilepsy
Author: Gonzalo Alarcón
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 641
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0521691583

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Covers all aspects of epilepsy, from basic mechanisms to diagnosis and management, as well as legal and social considerations.