The 5-HT3 receptor antagonist granisetron lowers clonic seizure threshold in pentylenetetrazole induced seizure in mice: The involvement of nitric oxide system [2007] - 149KB
by T Gholipour, A Mojtahed, AR Dehpour
There are at least 7 classes of receptors known for serotonin (also well known as 5-hydroxy tryptamine: 5-HT); among them 5-HT3 is completely distinct. It is a ligand-dependent cation channel highly p...

Discovery of lesser neurotoxic and effective anticonvulsant agents active in four animal models of seizure [2007] - 127KB
by D Sriram, M Shalini
Epilepsy is the most common primary neurological disorder known, affecting 0.4-0.8% of the population and up to 50 million people worldwide. Aryl semicarbazones have documented increasing advances in ...

Foreword [2007] - 66KB
by Y Inoue, M Seino
The Workshop on Epilepsy Surgery in Asia was held in the National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka, Japan on March 8- 10, 2006 under the auspices Asian Epilepsy Academy (ASEPA) of the International League Ag...

Epilepsy surgery in China: The history and current development [2007] - 228KB
by G Luan, Y Li
The earliest activities related to epilepsy surgery in China may be traced to the 1950s and 60s. After a lull during the cultural revolution, there was resurgence of epilepsy surgery from the 1980s, a...

Epilepsy surgery program in Hong Kong [2007] - 262KB
by P Kwan, DTM Chan, C Lui, WK Chak
We reported the experience of epilepsy surgery program in 3 centers in Hong Kong. They are Prince of Wales Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Tuen Mun Hospital. The results of surgery are comparab...

Status of epilepsy surgery in Japan: Results of 2004 national survey [2007] - 232KB
by T Otsuki
The total number and types of epilepsy procedures performed from January to December 2004 in Japan was surveyed retrospectively, which revealed that the number of treated patients was 436 cases in tot...

Development and future of epilepsy surgery in Korea [2007] - 203KB
by JH Phi, CK Chung
Epilepsy surgery in Korea began as early as in the 1940s and continued to develop through the second half of the 20th century. Introduction of neuroimaging modalities, establishment of epilepsy monito...

Epilepsy surgery programs in Taiwan [2007] - 220KB
by TT Wong, YH Shih, CN Chang, T Harnod
Currently there are 3 epilepsy surgery programs in Taiwan, Taipei Veterans General Hospital for adults and children from 1987, Linkou Cheng Gung Memorial Hospital from 1988, and Hualien Tzu Chi Medica...

Relieving the burden of intractable epilepsy in India and other developing countries: the case for two tier epilepsy centers [2007] - 200KB
by SK Sanyal
India, with a population of over 1 billion, is likely to have more than a million patients with intractable epilepsy of whom 1/3 to 1/2 are likely to be benefited by Epilepsy Surgery. However, the tot...

Current status of epilepsy surgery in Nepal [2007] - 1,577KB
by B Pant, P Shrestha, S Dhakal, RK Sainju
Epilepsy surgery could not be started in Nepal till recently because we lacked know-how on epileptic zone localization. With the guidance of Prof. K Arita and Prof. T Hori we could start this surgery ...