title: Anoxia and the convulsive state.
abstract: The author believes he has clinical and experimental evidence to suggest that one of the underlying causes of idiopathic epilepsy lies in lack of sufficient oxygenation of the cerebrum before or during birth.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: FENDER
mesh_terms: D004827:Epilepsy; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen; D012640:Seizures
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen
keywords: CONVULSIONS; OXYGEN/deficiency