Alteration of consciousness in focal epilepsy: The global workspace alteration theory

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-23

  Bartolomei, Fabrice ^a,b,c   McGonigal, Aileen ^a,b,c   Naccache, Lionel ^d,e,f  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Global workspace; Parietal epilepsy; Stereoelectroencephalography; Synchrony; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION CORTEX; AUTOMATISM; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE TEMPORAL GYRUS; NEUROIMAGING; PARIETAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STEREOELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

CONSCIOUSNESS; GLOBAL WORKSPACE; PARIETAL EPILEPSY; STEREOELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; SYNCHRONY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HUMANS; NERVE NET;

EID: 84888428997     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.09.012     Document Type: Review

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