What causes seizure in focal epilepsy?
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 16:49
in Biology & Nature
In focal epilepsy, seizures are generated by a localized, synchronous neuronal electrical discharge that may spread to large portions of the brain. In spite of intense research in the field of epilepsy, a key question remains unanswered: what are the earliest cellular events leading to the initiation of a focal seizure?