Infectious causes of epilepsy?
Epilepsy occurs throughout the world, and the prevalence appears to be higher in areas in which the incidence of infections of the central nervous system (CNS) is greater. However, establishing the causal relationship between infections and the development of epilepsy is difficult, since epilepsy oc...
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| author | Newton, CR Wagner, RG |
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| description | Epilepsy occurs throughout the world, and the prevalence appears to be higher in areas in which the incidence of infections of the central nervous system (CNS) is greater. However, establishing the causal relationship between infections and the development of epilepsy is difficult, since epilepsy occurs a variable period after an acute infection. In addition to this, not all people with chronic infestations of parasites develop epilepsy. We discuss possible CNS infections, particularly the neglected diseases associated with epilepsy, looking at possible mechanisms of epileptogenesis. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:1faae2a8-b510-45fa-80fc-8026625252d02025-02-25T17:11:04ZInfectious causes of epilepsy?Book sectionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843uuid:1faae2a8-b510-45fa-80fc-8026625252d0EnglishSymplectic ElementsSpringer2014Newton, CRWagner, RGBentivoglio, MCavalheiro, EAKristensson, KPatel, NBEpilepsy occurs throughout the world, and the prevalence appears to be higher in areas in which the incidence of infections of the central nervous system (CNS) is greater. However, establishing the causal relationship between infections and the development of epilepsy is difficult, since epilepsy occurs a variable period after an acute infection. In addition to this, not all people with chronic infestations of parasites develop epilepsy. We discuss possible CNS infections, particularly the neglected diseases associated with epilepsy, looking at possible mechanisms of epileptogenesis. |
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| title | Infectious causes of epilepsy? |
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| title_short | Infectious causes of epilepsy? |
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