Brain Plasticity and Epilepsy

Content: 
Editorial Board
Pages ii-iii

Preface
Pages xviii-xx
Jerome Engel Jr., Philip Schwartzkroin, Solomon Moshé, Daniel Lowenstein

Acknowledgments
Page xxi

Mechanisms of brain plasticity: From normal brain function to pathology Review Article
Pages 1-15
Philip A. Schwartzkroin

Brain development and generation of brain pathologies Review Article
Pages 17-41
Gregory L. Holmes, Bridget McCabe

Maturation of channels and receptors: Consequences for excitability Review Article
Pages 43-87
David F. Owens, Arnold R. Kriegstein

Neuronal activity and the establishment of normal and epileptic circuits during brain development Review Article
Pages 89-118
John W. Swann, Karen L. Smith, Chong L. Lee

The effects of seizures on the hippocampus of the immature brain Review Article
Pages 119-139
Ellen F. Sperber, Solomon L. Moshe

Abnormal development and catastrophic epilepsies: The clinical picture and relation to neuroimaging Review Article
Pages 141-157
Harry T. Chugani, Diane C. Chugani

Cortical reorganization and seizure generation in dysplastic cortex Review Article
Pages 159-172
G. Avanzini, R. Spreafico, S. Franceschetti, G. Sancini, G. Battaglia, V. Scaioli

Rasmussen's syndrome, with particular reference to cerebral plasticity: A tribute to Frank Morrell Review Article
Pages 173-208
Frederick Andermann, Yvonne Hart

Structural reorganization of hippocampal networks caused by seizure activity Review Article
Pages 209-236
Daniel H. Lowenstein

Epilepsy-associated plasticity in γ-aminobutyric acid receptor expression, function, and inhibitory synaptic properties Review Article
Pages 237-252
Douglas A. Coulter

Synaptic plasticity and secondary epileptogenesis Review Article
Pages 253-267
Timothy J. Teyler, Steven L. Morgan, Rebecca N. Russell, Brian L. Woodside

Synaptic plasticity in epileptogenesis: Cellular mechanisms underlying long-lasting synaptic modifications that require new gene expression Review Article
Pages 269-292
Oswald Steward, Christopher S. Wallace, Paul F. Worley

Cellular correlates of behavior Review Article
Pages 293-312
Emma R. Wood, Paul A. Dudchenko, Howard Eichenbaum

Mechanisms of neuronal conditioning Review Article
Pages 313-337
David A.T. King, David I. Krupa, Michael R. Foy, Richard F. Thompson

Plasticity in the aging central nervous system Review Article
Pages 339-354
C.A. Barnes

Secondary epileptogenesis, kindling, and intractable epilepsy: A reappraisal from the perspective of neural plasticity Review Article
Pages 355-386
Thomas P. Sutula

Kindling and the mirror focus Review Article
Pages 387-407
Dan C. McIntyre, Michael O. Poultert

Partial kindling and behavioral pathologies Review Article
Pages 409-434
Robert E. Adannec

The mirror focus and secondary epileptogenesis Review Article
Pages 435-446
B.J. Wilder

Hippocampal lesions in epilepsy: A historical review Review Article
Pages 447-467
Robert Naquet

Clinical evidence for secondary epileptogenesis Review Article
Pages 469-480
Hans O. Lüders

Epilepsy as a progressive (or nonprogressive “benign”) disorder Review Article
Pages 481-504
Juhn A. Wada

Pathophysiological aspects of Landau-Kleffner syndrome: From the active epileptic phase to recovery Review Article
Pages 505-516,IN3,517-526
Marie-Noëlle Metz-Lutz, Pierre Maquet, Anne de Saint Martin, Gabrielle Rudolf, Norma Wioland, Edouard Hirsch, Christian Marescaux

Local pathways of seizure propagation in neocortex Review Article
Pages 527-546
Barry W. Connors, David J. Pinto, Albert E. Telfeian

Multiple subpial transection: A clinical assessment Review Article
Pages 547-569
C.E. Polkey

The legacy of Frank Morrell Review Article
Pages 571-584,IN5,585-590
Jerome Engel Jr.

Index
Pages 591-604

Contributors
Pages IN1,xv-xvii