Recent progress in epilepsy in neuropathology.
- Author:
Lei ZHANG
1
;
Yang ZHANG
;
Fan FAN
;
Ya JIE
;
Shao-Hua ZHU
;
Liang LIU
;
Yi-Wu ZHOU
Author Information
1. Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. hanwen539@163.com
- Publication Type:Review
- MeSH:
Brain/pathology*;
Brain Neoplasms/pathology*;
Cause of Death;
Death, Sudden/etiology*;
Epilepsy/physiopathology*;
Forensic Pathology;
Hippocampus/pathology*;
Humans;
Malformations of Cortical Development/pathology*;
Sclerosis/pathology*
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2007;23(6):453-456
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Epilepsy is a common cerebral disease, and may cause sudden death. Although electric activity study of epileptic brain had been emphasized in the past, the neuropathological study of epilepsy has become a main focus in clinical and forensic medicine recently. This article reviews the recent progress in neuropathology of epilepsy including developmental disorder, abnormal tumoral proliferation, hippocampal sclerosis, dual pathological alteration, and mossy fiber sprouting. Its significance in forensic medicine, particularly for the diagnosis of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, is discussed.
