Ictogenesis: The origin of seizures in humans. A new look at an old theory

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 129-132

  Doman, Glenn ^a   Pelligra, Ralph ^a,b  

^a Inst for the Achvmt of Hum Poten   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG TARGETING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INJURY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0037217760     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(02)00348-1     Document Type: Article

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