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ReviewExpert review of neurotherapeutics2008

Computational models of epileptic activity: a bridge between observation and pathophysiological interpretation.

Fabrice Wendling

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Review in Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Detecting event-related recurrences by symbolic analysis: applications to human language processing.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2015
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  10. Simulating lesions in multi-layer, multi-columnar model of neocortex.International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering : [proceedings]. International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering · 2013
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  14. Concepts of connectivity and human epileptic activity.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2011
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  15. Time-domain features of epileptic spikes as potential bio-markers of the epileptogenesis process.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2010
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fabrice WendlingINSERM, U642, Rennes, F-35000, France. fabrice.wendling@univ-rennes1.fr
Université de Rennes · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by the recurrence of seizures. It affects 50 million people worldwide. Although a considerable number of new antiepileptic drugs with reduced side effects and toxicity have been introduced since the 1950s, 30% of patients remain pharmacoresistant. Although epilepsy research is making progress, advances in understanding drug resistance have been hampered by the complexity of the underlying neuronal systems responsible for epileptic activity. In such systems where short- or long-term plasticity plays a role, pathophysiological alterations may take place at subcellular (i.e., membrane ion channels and neurotransmitter receptors), cellular (neurons), tissular (networks of neurons) and regional (networks of networks of neurons) scales. In such a context, the demand for integrative approaches is high and neurocomputational models become recognized tools for tackling the complexity of epileptic phenomena. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview on computational modeling as a way of structuring and interpreting multimodal data recorded from the epileptic brain. Some examples are briefly described, which illustrate how computational models closely related with either experimental or clinical data can markedly advance our understanding of essential issues in epilepsy such as the transition from background to seizure activity. A commentary is also made on the potential use of such models in the study of therapeutic strategies such as rational drug design or electrical stimulations.

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Action PotentialsBiological ClocksModels, NeurologicalAnimalsBrainComputer SimulationEpilepsyHumansNerve Net

Identifiers

PMID18505354
PMCPMC2721954
OpenAlexW2129577612

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