Neuronal circuits in epilepsy: Do they matter?

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-74

  Bertram, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain circuit; Cortical subcortical interaction; Epilepsy; Functional anatomy; Neuromodulation; Seizure

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NERVE CIRCUIT; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SPIKE; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84877588347     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.01.028     Document Type: Review

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