Background Accumulating evidence suggests a role for inflammation in the pathophysiology
of epilepsy. Methods We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that …

Febrile seizures are the most common form of childhood seizures, occurring in 2 to 5% of
children in the United States. Most febrile seizures are considered simple, although those …

This review focuses on the latest knowledge and understanding of febrile seizures and
outlines the more important issues in the management of children who present with an …

In the context of a prospective cohort study, we examined the associations between
individual complex features of both first (n= 428) and recurrent (n= 240) febrile seizures and …

The amygdalar nuclear complex and hippocampal/parahippocampal region are key
components of the limbic system that play a critical role in emotional learning and memory …

Three-dimensional MRI imaging techniques offer new possibilities for qualitative and
quantitative studies of gross neuroanatomy, functional neuroanatomy and for neurosurgical …

We propose a histopathological classification system for hippocampal cell loss in patients
suffering from mesial temporal lobe epilepsies (MTLE). One hundred and seventy-eight …

Febrile seizures are the most common type of developmental seizures, affecting up to 5% of
children. Experimental complex febrile seizures involving the immature rat hippocampus led …

Functional and structural neuroimaging techniques are increasingly indispensable in the
evaluation of epileptic patients for localization of the epileptic area as well as for …

Whether long febrile seizures (FSs) can cause epilepsy in the absence of genetic or
acquired predisposing factors is unclear. Having established causality between long FSs …