Epilepsy and Oxygen Free Radicals.
- Author:
Won Seop KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. wskim@chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Epilepsy;
Oxygen free radicals
- MeSH:
Brain;
Epilepsy*;
Free Radicals*;
Nervous System Diseases;
Oxygen*;
Seizures
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2005;48(9):920-923
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder from many molecular and biochemical responses. In the underlying mechanism, free radicals play an important role in seizure initiation and seizure-induced brain damage. Excessive production of oxygen free radicals and other radical species have been implicated in the development of seizures under pathological conditions and linked to seizure-induced neurodegeneration.
