Epilepsy : mechanisms, models, and translational perspectives /: mechanisms, models, and translational perspectives. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by, Jong M. Rho, Raman Sankar, Carl E. Stafstrom.
• Other Names: Rho, Jong M; Sankar, Raman; Stafstrom, Carl Ernest
• Contents: Section I Scientific Foundations; Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Seizures and Epilepsy: A Primer, Carl E. Stafstrom; Blood–Brain Barrier, Blood Flow, Neoplasms, and Epilepsy: The Role of Astrocytes, Luca Cucullo, Nicola Marchi, Vincent Fazio; Minh-Tri Nguyen, and Damir Janigro; Metabolic Regulation of Seizures and Epileptogenesis, Manisha Patel ; Brain Inflammation and Epilepsy, Teresa Ravizza, Silvia Balosso, Eleonora Aronica, and Annamaria Vezzani ; Drug Resistance in Epilepsy and Status Epilepticus, Jaideep Kapur and Edward H. Bertram; Epilepsy with Complex Genetics: Looking Beyond the Channelopathies, Asuri N. Prasad and Chitra Prasad ; Pathophysiology of Developmental Epilepsies, Judith L.Z. Weisenberg and Michael Wong Section II Antiepileptic Drugs ; Mechanisms of Antiepileptic Drug Action, Timothy A. Simeone ; Epilepsy and Disease Modification: Animal Models for Novel Drug Discovery, H. Steve White ; Pharmacogenetics of AED Development, Russell J Buono, Thomas N. Ferraro, Dennis J. Dlugos, and Karen S. Wilcox; Neuroprotective Strategies Using Antiepileptic Drugs, Patrick G. Sullivan and Ryan D. Readnower; Posttraumatic Seizures and Epileptogenesis: Good and Bad Plasticity, Christopher C. Giza; Possible Roles of Nonsynaptic Mechanisms in Synchronization of Epileptic Seizures: Potential Antiepileptic Targets? F. Edward Dudek, Li-Rong Shao, and John E. Rash; A Mechanistic Approach to Antiepileptic Drug Interactions, Gail D. Anderson ; ; Section III Epilepsy Surgery ; Advances in Structural and Functional Neuroimaging: How Are These Guiding Epilepsy Surgery? Hyunmi Kim, A. LeBron Paige, and Robert C. Knowlton ; Magnetoencephalography in Clinical Epilepsy: A Translational Viewpoint, Jerry J. Shih and Michael P. Weisend; What Have We Learned from Resective Surgery in Pediatric Patients with Cortical Dysplasia?, Carlos Cepeda and Gary W. Mathern ; Nonsurgical Ablation for Epilepsy, Erich O. Richter, Marina V. Abramova, William A. Friedman, and Steven N. Roper; Deep Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy, Francisco Velasco, Ana Luisa Velasco, Luisa Rocha, Marcos Velasco, Jose D. Carrillo-Ruiz, Manoela Cuellar, Guillermo Castro, Fiacro Jimenez, and David Trejo; Optical Imaging Techniques in Pediatric Neocortical Epilepsy, Daryl W. Hochman and Michael M. Haglund ; High-Frequency Oscillations in Epileptic Brain, S. Matt Stead, Mark Bower, and Greg Worrell; ; Section IV Alternative Therapies; Special Treatments in Epilepsy, Kevin Chapman and James W. Wheless ; Herbs and Botanicals, Steven C. Schachter ; The Ketogenic Diet: Scientific Principles Underlying Its Use, Kristopher J. Bough and Carl E. Stafstrom ; Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Matthew M. Troester and Dean K. Naritoku; Antiinflammatory Treatments for Seizure Syndromes and Epilepsy, Stéphane Auvin and Raman Sankar ; ; Section V Other Modulators of the Epileptic State; Impact of Neuroendocrine Factors on Seizure Genesis and Treatment, Pavel Klein and Jaromir Janousek; Neurosteroid Replacement Therapy for Catamenial Epilepsy, Doodipala S. Reddy and Michael A. Rogawski; Chronobiology and Sleep: Implications for Seizure Propensity, Mark Quigg ; Pediatric Epilepsy: A Developmental Neuropsychiatric Disorder, Rochelle Caplan; ; Section VI The Future of Epilepsy Therapy; Novel Mechanisms of Drug Delivery, Vijay Ivaturi and James Cloyd ; Early Seizure Detection: Considerations and Applications, Christophe C. Jouny, Piotr J. Franaszczuk, and Gregory K. Bergey ; Gene and Stem Cell Therapies for Treating Epilepsy, Janice R. Naegele and Xu Maisano ; Arresting Epileptogenesis: The Current Challenge, Philip A. Schwartzkroin ;
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 646 pages, [16] pages of plates), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.853 E641; Epilepsy; Anticonvulsants -- Therapeutic use; Gene therapy; Epilepsy -- physiopathology; Epilepsy -- therapy; Anticonvulsants -- therapeutic use; Epilepsy -- genetics; Genetic Therapy; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Anticonvulsants -- Therapeutic use; Epilepsy; Gene therapy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420085600; 1420085603
• Related ISBNs: 9781420085594; 142008559X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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