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Seizures, Focal

Known as: local seizures, Seizures, partial, afebrile, Partial Seizure 
A transitory alteration in movement, sensation or autonomic nerve function due to abnormal electric activity in a localized area of the cerebral… 
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EPILEPSY, FAMILIAL ADULT MYOCLONIC, 3EPILEPSY, FEMALE-RESTRICTED, WITH MENTAL RETARDATION (disorder)EPILEPSY, FOCAL, WITH SPEECH DISORDER AND WITH OR WITHOUT MENTAL RETARDATIONEpilepsies, Partial

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Coalescence and Fragmentation of Cortical Networks during Focal Seizures
Epileptic seizures reflect a pathological brain state characterized by specific clinical and electrical manifestations. The… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Three Patterns of Catamenial Epilepsy
Summary: Purpose: On the basis of the neuroactive properties of estradiol and progesterone and the menstrually related cyclic… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Characteristics of medial temporal lobe epilepsy: I. Results of history and physical examination
In order to more precisely define a syndrome of medial temporal lobe epilepsy, histories and physical findings were evaluated in… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A comparison of valproate with carbamazepine for the treatment of complex partial seizures and secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures in adults. The Department of Veterans Affairs Epilepsy…
BACKGROUND Valproate is approved for use primarily in patients with absence seizures, but the drug has a broad spectrum of… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Prevalence of Epilepsy in Rochester, Minnesota: 1940–1980
Summary: : The prevalence of epilepsy in Rochester, Minnesota has been determined for a specific date in each of 5 decennial… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The double-edged role of nitric oxide in brain function and superoxide-mediated injury.
Fetal ischemia or hypoxia can lead to cerebral palsy, mental retardation and epilepsy. We propose that the production of nitric… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Antiepileptic drugs: pharmacological mechanisms and clinical efficacy with consideration of promising developmental stage compounds.
s, 18th International Epilepsy Congress, p. 90, New Delhi, India, 1989a. KALVIAINEN, R., SIvENIUS, J., YLINEN, A., AND RIEKKINEN… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Factors prognostic of unprovoked seizures after febrile convulsions.
We evaluated the risk of unprovoked seizures after febrile convulsions and the factors prognostic of them in a cohort of 687… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Reproductive endocrine disorders in men with partial seizures of temporal lobe origin.
Twenty consecutive men with partial seizures of temporal lobe origin were evaluated for sexual or reproductive dysfunction… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Complex partial seizures of frontal lobe origin
Complex partial seizures of medial or orbital frontal origin were documented in 10 of 90 patients with intractable epilepsy who… 
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