Relation between stress-precipitated seizures and the stress response in childhood epilepsy

Brain

Volumn 138, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2234-2248

  Van Campen, Jolien S ^a   Jansen, Floor E ^a   Pet, Milou A ^a   Otte, Willem M ^a,b   Hillegers, Manon H J ^a   Joels, Marian ^a   Braun, Kees P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

children; cortisol; epilepsy; precipitants; stress

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

ABSENCE; ACUTE STRESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; KETOGENIC DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PANAYIOTOPOULOS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SLEEP QUALITY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST FOR CHILDREN; COMPLICATION; EPILEPSY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEIZURES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84940092800     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awv157     Document Type: Article

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