The epilepsies are one of the most common serious brain disorders, can occur at all ages,
and have many possible presentations and causes. Although incidence in childhood has …

Epilepsy, a neurological disease characterized by recurrent seizures, is highly
heterogeneous in nature. Based on the prevalence, epilepsy is classified into two types …

This review considers how recent advances in the physiology of ion channels and other
potential molecular targets, in conjunction with new information on the genetics of idiopathic …

Neurons that Fire Together Also Conspire Together: Is Normal Sleep Circuitry Hijacked to
Generate Epilepsy?: Neuron Skip to Main Content Advertisement Neuron This journal offers …

Spike‐wave seizures are often considered a relatively “pure” form of epilepsy, with a uniform
defect present in all patients and involvement of the whole brain homogenously. Here, we …

Eczema often precedes the development of asthma in a disease course called the 'atopic
march'. To unravel the genes underlying this characteristic pattern of allergic disease, we …

The rapid pace of disease gene discovery has resulted in tremendous advances in the field
of epilepsy genetics. Clinical testing with comprehensive gene panels, exomes, and …

Almost all previous studies of familial risk of epilepsy have had potentially serious
methodological limitations. Our goal was to address these limitations and provide more …

Synesthesia, a neurological condition affecting between 0.05%–1% of the population, is
characterized by anomalous sensory perception and associated alterations in cognitive …

In this report, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Genetics Commission
discusses essential issues to be considered with regard to clinical genetic testing in the …