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ReviewSeminars in pediatric neurology2016

Effect of Seizures on the Developing Brain and Cognition.

Gregory L Holmes

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Review in Seminars in pediatric neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Gregory L HolmesDepartment of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT. Electronic address: gregory.holmes@uvm.edu.

Funding

Cognitive Deficits After Experimental Febrile Seizures: Neurobiology & BiomarkersR01NS078279 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI BARAM, TALLIE Z., HOLMES, GREGORY L. · 2011 to 2015
$1.7M
Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment in Temporal Lobe EpilepsyR01NS074450 · NINDS · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI HOLMES, GREGORY L., JOBST, BARBARA · 2011 to 2015
$1.7M
Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment Following Early-Life SeizuresR01NS073083 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI HOLMES, GREGORY L. · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS073083NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS074450NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS078279
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is a complex disorder, which involves much more than seizures, encompassing a range of associated comorbid health conditions that can have significant health and quality-of-life implications. Of these comorbidities, cognitive impairment is one of the most common and distressing aspects of epilepsy. Clinical studies have demonstrated that refractory seizures, resistant to antiepileptic drugs, and occurring early in life have significant adverse effects on cognitive function. Much of what has been learned about the neurobiological underpinnings of cognitive impairment following early-life seizures has come from animal models. Although early-life seizures in rodents do not result in cell loss, seizures cause in changes in neurogenesis and synaptogenesis and alteration of excitatory or inhibitory balance, network connectivity and temporal coding. These morphological and physiological changes are accompanied by parallel impairment in cognitive skills. This increased understanding of the pathophysiological basis of seizure-induced cognitive deficits should allow investigators to develop novel targets for therapeutic interventions.

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BrainCognitive DysfunctionDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsyAnimalsHumans

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PMID27544468
PMCPMC5410363

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