Early life stress in epilepsy: A seizure precipitant and risk factor for epileptogenesis

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-171

  van Campen, Jolien S ^a   Jansen, Floor E ^a   de Graan, Pierre N E ^a   Braun, Kees P J ^a   Joels, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Epilepsy; Hormones; Prenatal; Seizures; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; STRESS HORMONE;

ACUTE STRESS; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CHRONIC STRESS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPLICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84911427707     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.09.029     Document Type: Review

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