Increased plasma levels of cytokines after seizures in localization-related epilepsy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 226-230

  Lehtimaki K A ^a,b   Keranen T ^b   Palmio, J ^b   Makinen R ^b   Hurme, M ^b   Honkaniemi, J ^b   Peltola, J ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Hippocampal sclerosis; Inflammation; Seizure; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CYTOKINE; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 130; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-6; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34548502472     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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