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Idiopathic generalized epilepsy

Known as: EIG, IGE, epilepsy generalized primary 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Although there is increasing evidence suggesting that there may be subtle abnormalities in idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Summary:  There are eight syndromes currently recognized by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) that would fit the… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
We owe a great debt to Dieter Janz (1,2) and also to Peter Wolf (3–5) for their effort in describing, dissecting, and defining… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
PURPOSE While the literature on infantile epilepsies with minor and major seizures is extensive, little consideration has been… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
ABSTRACT Neurophysiological and pharmacological studies suggest a major role of the GABAB receptor in the epileptogenesis of… 
1995
1995
Summary The neurochemical basis of absence seizures and the mechanism of their suppression by valproate (VPA) are uncertain. We… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Summary: Impaired cortical inhibition may be involved in epileptogenic mechanisms. In a positron‐emission tomography (PET) study… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Positron emission tomography was used to study the cerebral metabolic rate for glucose (CMRGlc) in 7 adult patients with… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
RECENTLY intravenous diazepam (Valium) has been reported to be extremely effective in controlling "status epilepticus,"1 2 3 4 5…