Epilepsia

From the Editors
pp. 1649-1649(1)
Authors: Schwartzkroin, Philip A.; Shorvon, Simon D.

Sodium channel SCN1A and epilepsy: Mutations and mechanisms
pp. 1650-1658(9)
Authors: Escayg, Andrew; Goldin, Alan L.

Inhibitory RNA in epilepsy: Research tools and therapeutic perspectives
pp. 1659-1668(10)
Author: Boison, Detlev

Partial epilepsy with antecedent febrile seizures and seizure aggravation by antiepileptic drugs: Associated with loss of function of Na_v1.1
pp. 1669-1678(10)
Authors: Liao, Wei-Ping; Shi, Yi-Wu; Long, Yue-Sheng; Zeng, Yang; Li, Tian; Yu, Mei-Juan; Su, Tao; Deng, Ping; Lei, Zhi-Gang; Xu, Shu-Jun; Deng, Wei-Yi; Liu, Xiao-Rong; Sun, Wei-Wen; Yi, Yong-Hong; Xu, Zao C.; Duan, Shumin

Frameshift mutations of the ARX gene in familial Ohtahara syndrome
pp. 1679-1684(6)
Authors: Kato, Mitushiro; Koyama, Norihisa; Ohta, Masayasu; Miura, Kiyokuni; Hayasaka, Kiyoshi

Evaluation of depression risk in LGI1 mutation carriers
pp. 1685-1690(6)
Authors: Heiman, Gary A.; Kamberakis, Kay; Gill, Richard; Kalachikov, Sergey; Pedley, Timothy A.; Allen Hauser, W.; Ottman, Ruth

Novel mutations in EPM2A and NHLRC1 widen the spectrum of Lafora disease
pp. 1691-1698(8)
Authors: Lesca, Gaetan; Boutry-Kryza, Nadia; de Toffol, Bertrand; Milh, Mathieu; Steschenko, Dominique; Lemesle-Martin, Martine; Maillard, Louis; Foletti, Giovanni; Rudolf, Gabrielle; Nielsen, Jørgen Erik; á Rogvi-Hansen, Bjarke; Erdal, Jesper; Mancini, Josette; Thauvin-Robinet, Christel; M’Rrabet, Amel; Ville, Dorothée; Szepetowski, Pierre; Raffo, Emmanuel; Hirsch, Edouard; Ryvlin, Philippe; Calender, Alain; Genton, Pierre

Alteration of dopamine D2/D3 receptor binding in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
pp. 1699-1706(8)
Authors: Landvogt, Christian; Buchholz, Hans-Georg; Bernedo, Viviane; Schreckenberger, Mathias; Werhahn, Konrad J.

Potassium channel activity and glutamate uptake are impaired in astrocytes of seizure-susceptible DBA/2 mice
pp. 1707-1713(7)
Authors: Inyushin, Mikhail; Kucheryavykh, Lilia Y.; Kucheryavykh, Yuriy V.; Nichols, Colin G.; Buono, Russell J.; Ferraro, Thomas N.; Skatchkov, Serguei N.; Eaton, Misty J.

Region-specific changes in gene expression in rat brain after chronic treatment with levetiracetam or phenytoin
pp. 1714-1720(7)
Authors: Hassel, Bjørnar; Taubøll, Erik; Shaw, Renee; Gjerstad, Leif; Dingledine, Ray

Continuous local intrahippocampal delivery of adenosine reduces seizure frequency in rats with spontaneous seizures
pp. 1721-1728(8)
Authors: Van Dycke, Annelies; Raedt, Robrecht; Dauwe, Ine; Sante, Tom; Wyckhuys, Tine; Meurs, Alfred; Vonck, Kristl; Wadman, Wytse; Boon, Paul

Extrafocal threshold reductions in amygdala-kindled rats
pp. 1729-1735(7)
Authors: Scott, Brian W.; Park, Harrison; Han, Hua; Wahidie, Ahsanullah; Burnham, W. McIntyre

Susceptibility of brainstem to kindling and transfer to the forebrain
pp. 1736-1744(9)
Authors: Lam, Ann; Whelan, Naomi; Corcoran, Michael E.

Low frequency stimulation decreases seizure activity in a mutation model of epilepsy
pp. 1745-1753(9)
Authors: Kile, Kara Buehrer; Tian, Nan; Durand, Dominique M.

Alteration of NMDA receptor–mediated synaptic interactions in the lateral amygdala associated with seizure activity in a mouse model of chronic temporal lobe epilepsy
pp. 1754-1762(9)
Authors: Graebenitz, Stéphanie; Lesting, Jörg; Sosulina, Ludmila; Seidenbecher, Thomas; Pape, Hans-Christian

Evaluation of the innate and adaptive immunity in type I and type II focal cortical dysplasias
pp. 1763-1773(11)
Authors: Iyer, Anand; Zurolo, Emanuele; Spliet, Wim G.M.; van Rijen, Peter C.; Baayen, Johannes C.; Gorter, Jan A.; Aronica, Eleonora

How common is brain atrophy in patients with medial temporal lobe epilepsy?
pp. 1774-1779(6)
Authors: Bonilha, Leonardo; Elm, Jordan J.; Edwards, Jonathan C.; Morgan, Paul S.; Hicks, Christian; Lozar, Carl; Rumboldt, Zoran; Roberts, Donna R.; Rorden, Chris; Eckert, Mark A.

Imaging of P-glycoprotein–mediated pharmacoresistance in the hippocampus: Proof-of-concept in a chronic rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy
pp. 1780-1790(11)
Authors: Bartmann, Hero; Fuest, Christina; la Fougere, Christian; Xiong, Guoming; Just, Theresa; Schlichtiger, Juli; Winter, Petra; Böning, Guido; Wängler, Björn; Pekcec, Anton; Soerensen, Jonna; Bartenstein, Peter; Cumming, Paul; Potschka, Heidrun

Induction of sodium channel Na_x (SCN7A) expression in rat and human hippocampus in temporal lobe epilepsy
pp. 1791-1800(10)
Authors: Gorter, Jan A.; Zurolo, Emanuele; Iyer, Anand; Fluiter, Kees; van Vliet, Erwin A.; Baayen, Johannes C.; Aronica, Eleonora

Reliability of patterns of hippocampal sclerosis as predictors of postsurgical outcome
pp. 1801-1808(8)
Authors: Thom, Maria; Liagkouras, Ioannis; Elliot, Kathryn J.; Martinian, Lillian; Harkness, William; McEvoy, Andrew; Caboclo, Luis O; Sisodiya, Sanjay M.

Role of cortical dysplasia in epileptogenesis following prolonged febrile seizure
pp. 1809-1819(11)
Authors: Park, Kyung-Il; Chu, Kon; Jung, Keun-Hwa; Kim, Jin-Hee; Kang, Kyung-Muk; Lee, Soon-Tae; Park, Hee-Kwon; Kim, Manho; Lee, Sang Kun; Roh, Jae-Kyu

Utility of 3-T FLAIR and 3D short tau inversion recovery MR imaging in the preoperative diagnosis of hippocampal sclerosis: Direct comparison with 1.5-T FLAIR MR imaging
pp. 1820-1828(9)
Authors: Hashiguchi, Kimiaki; Morioka, Takato; Murakami, Nobuya; Suzuki, Satoshi O.; Hiwatashi, Akio; Yoshiura, Takashi; Sasaki, Tomio

Ketogenic diet exhibits neuroprotective effects in hippocampus but fails to prevent epileptogenesis in the lithium-pilocarpine model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy in adult rats
pp. 1829-1836(8)
Authors: Linard, Benjamin; Ferrandon, Arielle; Koning, Estelle; Nehlig, Astrid; Raffo, Emmanuel

BOLD signal changes preceding negative responses in EEG-fMRI in patients with focal epilepsy
pp. 1837-1845(9)
Authors: Rathakrishnan, Rahul; Moeller, Friederike; Levan, Pierre; Dubeau, Francois; Gotman, Jean

Magnetoencephalographic correlates of different types of aura in temporal lobe epilepsy
pp. 1846-1851(6)
Authors: Fukao, Kenjiro; Inoue, Yushi; Yagi, Kazuichi

Increased frequency of arousal parasomnias in families with nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy: A common mechanism?
pp. 1852-1860(9)
Authors: Bisulli, Francesca; Vignatelli, Luca; Naldi, Ilaria; Licchetta, Laura; Provini, Federica; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Di Vito, Lidia; Ferioli, Simona; Montagna, Pasquale; Tinuper, Paolo

Therapeutic time window of low-frequency stimulation at entorhinal cortex for amygdaloid-kindling seizures in rats
pp. 1861-1864(4)
Authors: Xu, Zheng-Hao; Wu, Deng-Chang; Fang, Qi; Zhong, Kai; Wang, Shuang; Sun, Hong-Liu; Zhang, Shi-Hong; Chen, Zhong

Familial neonatal seizures with intellectual disability caused by a microduplication of chromosome 2q24.3
pp. 1865-1869(5)
Authors: Heron, Sarah E.; Scheffer, Ingrid E.; Grinton, Bronwyn E.; Eyre, Helen; Oliver, Karen L.; Bain, Sharon; Berkovic, Samuel F.; Mulley, John C.

Deletions in 16p13 including GRIN2A in patients with intellectual disability, various dysmorphic features, and seizure disorders of the rolandic region
pp. 1870-1873(4)
Authors: Reutlinger, Constanze; Helbig, Ingo; Gawelczyk, Barbara; Subero, Jose Ignacio Martin; Tönnies, Holger; Muhle, Hiltrud; Finsterwalder, Katrin; Vermeer, Sascha; Pfundt, Rolph; Sperner, Jürgen; Stefanova, Irina; Gillessen-Kaesbach, Gabriele; von Spiczak, Sarah; van Baalen, Andreas; Boor, Rainer; Siebert, Reiner; Stephani, Ulrich; Caliebe, Almuth

Genetic risk perception and reproductive decision making among people with epilepsy
pp. 1874-1877(4)
Authors: Helbig, Katherine L.; Bernhardt, Barbara A.; Conway, Laura J.; Valverde, Kathleen D.; Helbig, Ingo; Sperling, Michael R.

Failure to detect association between polymorphisms of the sodium channel gene SCN1A and febrile seizures in Chinese patients with epilepsy
pp. 1878-1881(4)
Authors: Zhang, Chunbo; Wong, Virgina; Ng, Ping Wing; Lui, Colin Hiu Tung; Sin, Ngai Chuen; Wong, Ka Sing; Baum, Larry; Kwan, Patrick

Predisposition to epilepsy—Does the ABCB1 gene play a role?
pp. 1882-1885(4)
Authors: Nurmohamed, Laila; Garcia-Bournissen, Facundo; Buono, Russell J.; Shannon, Michael W.; Finkelstein, Yaron

Acute encephalopathy with a truncation mutation in the SCN1A gene: A case report
pp. 1886-1888(3)
Authors: Takayanagi, Masaru; Haginoya, Kazuhiro; Umehara, Naoki; Kitamura, Taro; Numata, Yurika; Wakusawa, Keisuke; Hino-Fukuyo, Naomi; Mazaki, Emi; Yamakawa, Kazuhiro; Ohura, Toshihiro; Ohtake, Masatoshi

Familial form of typical childhood absence epilepsy in a consanguineous context
pp. 1889-1893(5)
Authors: Abouda, Hanen; Hizem, Yosr; Gargouri, Amina; Depienne, Christel; Bouteiller, Delphine; Riant, Florence; Tournier-Lasserve, Elisabeth; Gourfinkel-An, Isabelle; LeGuern, Eric; Gouider, Riadh

Screening of GABRB3 in French-Canadian families with idiopathic generalized epilepsy
pp. 1894-1897(4)
Authors: Lachance-Touchette, Pamela; Martin, Caroline; Poulin, Chantal; Gravel, Micheline; Carmant, Lionel; Cossette, Patrick

Autoantibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase in patients with epilepsy are associated with low cortical GABA levels
pp. 1898-1901(4)
Authors: Stagg, Charlotte J.; Lang, Bethan; Best, Jonathan G.; McKnight, Karen; Cavey, Ana; Johansen-Berg, Heidi; Vincent, Angela; Palace, Jacqueline

Familial Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in male siblings with a novel DCX mutation and anterior pachygyria
pp. 1902-1905(4)
Authors: Lawrence, Kate M.; Mei, Davide; Newton, Mark R.; Leventer, Richard J.; Guerrini, Renzo; Berkovic, Samuel F.

Clinical features of seizures associated with parahippocampal/inferior temporal lesions compared to those with hippocampal sclerosis
pp. 1906-1909(4)
Authors: Mirandola, Laura; Badawy, Radwa A.; Saunders, Ann M.; McIntosh, Anne; Berkovic, Samuel F.; Jackson, Graeme D.

Familial partial epilepsy with variable foci: A new family with suggestion of linkage to chromosome 22q12
pp. 1910-1914(5)
Authors: Morales-Corraliza, José; Gómez-Garre, Pilar; Sanz, Raúl; Díaz-Otero, Fernando; Gutiérrez-Delicado, Eva; Serratosa, José M.

A case of SUDEP in a patient with Dravet syndrome with SCN1A mutation
pp. 1915-1918(4)
Authors: Le Gal, François; Korff, Christian M.; Monso-Hinard, Christine; Mund, Michael T.; Morris, Michael; Malafosse, Alain; Schmitt-Mechelke, Thomas

The EpiNet project—Invitation to participate in investigator-led clinical research
pp. 1919-1920(2)
Authors: Bergin, Peter; Beghi, Ettore; Egbuji, John

Announcements
pp. 1920-1921(2)

Erratum
pp. 1922-1922(1)

Instructions for Authors
pp. 1923-1932(10)