Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Underlying Mechanisms of Epilepsy

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Kaneez Fatima Shad
Kaneez Fatima Shad

University of Technology Sydney,
Australia

Published26 September 2011

Doi10.5772/1825

ISBN978-953-307-765-9

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-6504-0

Copyright year2011

Number of pages370

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Histopathological Changes in Temporal Epilepsy

By Assaad Fawaz and Al Khani Raydeh

3,121
2. The Role of Astrocytes in Epileptogenesis

By Jesús Pastor and Rafael G. Sola

1,867
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1,666
5. Bridging the Gap – Understanding the Role of Gap Junctions in Seizures

By Logan J. Voss, Gregory Jacobson and Jamie W. Sleigh

2,376
6. Recombinant Laforin for Structural Studies

By Pedro Castanheira, Susana Moreira, Margarida Casal, Miguel Gama and Carlos Faro

1,991
7. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Cell Death and Molecular Targets

By Maria José da Silva Fernandes, Esper Abrão Cavalheiro, João Pereira Leite and Daniele Suzete Persike

2,344
9. Ghrelin Regulation in Epilepsy

By Flavia Prodam, Simonetta Bellone, Roberta Ricotti, Giulia Genoni, Marina Caputo and Gianni Bona

2,628
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11. Biophysical Aspects of the Nonsynaptic Epileptiform Activity

By Antônio-Carlos G. Almeida, Antônio M. Rodrigues, Mário A. Duarte, Gilcélio da Silveira, Fulvio A. Scorza, Ricardo M. Arida, Jaderson C. Costa and Esper A. Cavalheiro

1,589
14. The Gingival Fibromatoses

By Sofia Douzgou and Bruno Dallapiccola

2,942
17. Monoamines and Sleep: Effects of Oxcarbazepine

By Alfonso Alfaro-Rodríguez, Emilio Arch-Tirado and Rigoberto González-Piña

2,912
18. Medicinal Herbs and Epilepsy: A Two Edged Sword

By Mahyar Janahmadi, Sahar Farajnia, Zahra Ghasemi and Ali Rastqar

2,445
19. In-situ Release of Antiepileptic Drugs from Nanostructured Reservoirs

By Tessy Lopez, Anna Kozina, Emma Ortiz-Islas, Karla A. Espinoza and Richard Gonzalez

1,958
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