Breakdown of blood brain barrier as a mechanism of post-traumatic epilepsy

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for approximately 16% of acute symptomatic seizures which usually occur in the first week after trauma. Children are at higher risk for post-traumatic seizures than adults. Post-traumatic seizures are a risk factor for delayed development of epilepsy. Delayed, c...

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Main Authors: Aaron Dadas, Damir Janigro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996118302018