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Open Access 01-08-2017 | Neurological Update

Recent advances in epilepsy

Author: Mark Manford

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 8/2017

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Abstract

This paper reviews advances in epilepsy in recent years with an emphasis on therapeutics and underlying mechanisms, including status epilepticus, drug and surgical treatments. Lessons from rarer epilepsies regarding the relationship between epilepsy type, mechanisms and choice of antiepileptic drugs (AED) are explored and data regarding AED use in pregnancy are reviewed. Concepts evolving towards a move from treating seizures to treating epilepsy are discussed, both in terms of the mechanisms of epileptogenesis, and in terms of epilepsy’s broader comorbidity, especially depression.
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Metadata
Title
Recent advances in epilepsy
Author
Mark Manford
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Neurology / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-017-8394-2

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