Journal of Epileptology (Jun 2014)

Genetic epilepsies. Remarks on the proposed “Organization of the Epilepsies” *

  • Wieser Heinz Gregor

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/joepi-2015-0011
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 1
pp. 11 – 23

Abstract

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Introduction. Genetic findings in several epilepsy syndromes provide insights into the pathophysiology of specific subtypes of epilepsy and into mechanisms of epileptogenesis, because the genes encoding ion channels, and proteins associated to the vesical synaptic cycle, or involved in energy metabolism, influence neuronal excitability.

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