Epilepsy Currents, September/October, 2004, Vol. 4, Num. 5

Table of Contents

Clinical Science - Current Review

Sleep Deprivation and Epilepsy (PDF)
Beth A. Malow, M.D., M.S.

Clinical Science - Current Literature

Antiparasitic Therapy for Viable Cysts May Help Seizure Control in Patients with Neurocysticercosis (PDF)
Bassel W. Abou-Khalil, M.D.

Attack of the Pocket Monsters: No Lasting Effects (PDF)
Edward Faught, M.D.

Cognitive Deficits from In Utero AED Exposure (PDF)
Kimford Meador, M.D.

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Generalized Epilepsy (PDF)
William H. Theodore, M.D.

Risk of Seizures During Wakefulness in Patients with Pure Sleep Epilepsy (PDF)
Michele Sammaritano, M.D.

Sex, Drugs, and Epilepsy (PDF)
Cynthia L. Harden, M.D.

Utility of MEG in Presurgical Localization (PDF)
William J. Marks, Jr., M.D.

When Thinking of Lamotrigine and Valproic Acid, Think “Pharmacokinetically”! (PDF)
Andres M. Kanner, M.D.

Basic Science - Current Review

Endocannabinoids and Their Implications for Epilepsy (PDF)
Bradley E. Alger, Ph.D.

Basic Science - Current Literature

Adenosine Kinase Elevation Increases Activity in the Kainic Acid Model of Epilepsy (PDF)
Larry S. Benardo, M.D., Ph.D.

Closing the Gap: Electrotonic Junctions in Seizure Control (PDF)
Carl E. Stafstrom, M.D., Ph.D.

Epilepsy: It’s No Syn (PDF)
Robyn Wallace, Ph.D.

GABA_A Receptor Structure and Function in NT2-N Cells after Hypoxia (PDF)
Kevin M. Kelly, M.D., Ph.D.

Mossy Fiber Sprouting and Recurrent Excitation: Direct Electrophysiologic Evidence and Potential Implications (PDF)
F. Edward Dudek, Ph.D. and Li-Rong Shao, M.D.

Spike–wave Discharges: Absence or Not, a Common Finding in Common Laboratory Rats (PDF)
Kevin M. Kelly, M.D., Ph.D.

The Epileptic GABA_A Receptor: A Target for Epileptogenesis and for New AEDs? (PDF)
F. Edward Dudek, Ph.D.