Epilepsy: recent advances.
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).
Lozsadi
Dora A
DA
Atkinson Morley Epilepsy Group, St Georges NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, UK.
Von Oertzen
Joachim
J
Cock
Hannah R
HR
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
D000927:Anticonvulsants