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Epilepsy: Neurological Disorder-a Review
1Zubair Anwar, 2Naqsh-e-Zehra, 3Jazba Masood, 4Sajjad Ullah and 2Jabar Zaman Khan Khattak
1Department of Virology and Immunology, National Institute of Health
2Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
3Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Princess Noura bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, KSA
4Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Abbotabad, Pakistan
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 2014 3:25-29
Received: August 04, 2012 | Accepted: December 26, 2013 | Published: June 25, 2014
Abstract
Epilepsy is a complex chronic disease experienced by millions and a cause of considerable mortality worldwide. Seizures, epileptogenesis and the state of recurrent unprovoked seizures define epilepsy itself. Although it is defined by the occurrence of spontaneous epileptic seizures, many research studies indicate that this disorder is linked to behavioral, psychiatric and cognitive disorders as well as to sudden death. This review summarizes the knowledge related to epilepsy disorder and the mechanisms behind.
Keywords:
Epilepsy, epileptogenesis, ion channels, seizures,
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The authors have no competing interests.
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