title: Epilepsy: recent advances.
abstract: This short review summarizes epilepsy papers published in the Journal of Neurology in 2009, covering pathophysiology (inflammation; propagation pathways), new treatments (oxcarbazepine in paediatrics; levetiracetam in status epilepticus), and non-seizure outcomes (violence; foetal/pregnancy).
authors.affiliation: Atkinson Morley Epilepsy Group, St Georges NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, UK.
authors.forename: Dora A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lozsadi
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Von Oertzen
authors.forename: Hannah R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Cock
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants