Post traumatic epilepsy : A review of scientific evidence

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-16

  Gupta, Y K ^a   Gupta, Madhur ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Oxidative stress; Posttraumatic seizure; Trauma

Indexed keywords

6 N CYCLOPENTYLADENOSINE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; GABAPENTIN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LAMOTRIGINE; MELATONIN; NIMODIPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RESVERATROL; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TOCOPHEROL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GASTRODIA; HEAD INJURY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAPAYA; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; EPILEPSY, POST-TRAUMATIC; HUMANS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 31344450136     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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