title: Do the peptide hormones common to intestine and brain participate in the genesis of epilepsy?
abstract: It is suggested that the peptide hormones common to the brain and intestine provide a physiological basis to the hypothesis that acute gastroenteritis during the first postnatal month may be associated with spontaneous epileptogenic activity in EEG and lowered seizure threshold in adult age.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005387:Finland; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D012621:Seasons; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D013004:Somatostatin