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Chapter 1 - Pathophysiology of Epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

By
Kenneth Jenrow  and
Kost Elisevich
Edited by
Vibhangini S. Wasade  and
Marianna V. Spanaki
Vibhangini S. Wasade
Affiliation:
Henry Ford Medical Group HFHS, Michigan
Marianna V. Spanaki
Affiliation:
Wayne State University, Michigan
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Summary

A seizure is a situational clinical event that may be instigated by any number of extrinsic or intrinsic precipitating factors and that results in an excessive, hypersynchronous discharge of a cortical neuronoglial population and manifests in the brain in either a localized or widespread manner. This abnormal activity takes over the normal functioning of one or more brain networks to result in seizures that characterize over 40 recognized epileptic syndromes.1

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Understanding Epilepsy
A Study Guide for the Boards
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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