Epilepsy: Ever-changing states of cortical excitability

Highlights ► The epileptic brain exists in several states each with distinct excitability features. ► Cortical excitability is influenced by many physiological factors even in normal people. ► These factors influence the interictal state, where the networks should function normally. ► This results i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuroscience 2012-10, Vol.222, p.89-99
Hauptverfasser:	Badawy, R.A.B, Freestone, D.R, Lai, A, Cook, M.J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging - physiology Biological and medical sciences Blood Glucose - metabolism Cerebral Cortex - growth & development Cerebral Cortex - physiopathology Chronic Disease cortical excitability Electroencephalography epilepsy Epilepsy - physiopathology Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Hormones - metabolism Humans Male Medical sciences Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology peri-ictal physiological variations Pregnancy seizures Sleep - physiology stress Stress, Psychological - metabolism Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs Wakefulness
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights ► The epileptic brain exists in several states each with distinct excitability features. ► Cortical excitability is influenced by many physiological factors even in normal people. ► These factors influence the interictal state, where the networks should function normally. ► This results in constantly changing states of cortical excitability in patients with epilepsy.
ISSN:	0306-4522 1873-7544
DOI:	10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.07.015