Susceptibility of immature and adult brains to seizure effects

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 608-617

  Haut, Sheryl R ^a   Velíšsková, Jana ^a,b   Moshé, Solomon L ^a,b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BICUCULLINE; ESTRADIOL; FLUROTHYL; KAINIC ACID; PILOCARPINE;

BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; SEIZURES;

EID: 4544320064     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(04)00881-6     Document Type: Review

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