Epilepsy Currents, January/February, 2009, Vol. 9, Num. 1

Table of Contents

Clinical Science - Current Review

Clinical Perspectives on Lacosamide (PDF)
Jonathan J. Halford, MD and Marc Lapointe, Pharm D, BCPS, BCNSP

Clinical Science - Current Literature

Children with Epilepsy: Why Can’t They Pay Attention? (PDF)
Donna C. Bergen, MD

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: More Trials Are Needed to Guide Therapy (PDF)
Bassel W. Abou-Khalil, MD

Patients with Seizure Clusters—Identification of a High-Risk Group (PDF)
Paul Garcia, MD

Some Long Awaited Answers Regarding Seizures During Pregnancy (PDF)
Elinor Ben-Menachem, MD, PhD

Basic Science - Current Review

Molecular Pathology of Genetic Epilepsies Associated with GABAA Receptor Subunit Mutations (PDF)
Robert L. Macdonald, MD, PhD and Jing-Qiong Kang, MD, PhD

Basic Science - Current Literature

Making Generalizations About Seizure Propagation (PDF)
Lisa R. Merlin, MD

Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Epilepsy—Releasing the Gene Genie (PDF)
Graeme J. Sills, PhD

To Depolarize or Hyperpolarize? At the Axon Initial Segment, E_GABA Sets the Stage (PDF)
Carl E. Stafstrom, MD, PhD