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Epileptogenesis and Cortical Dysplasias

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Abbreviations

CD:

Cortical dysplasia

NMDA:

N-methyl-D-aspartate

TSC:

Tuberous sclerosis complex

UCLA:

University of California Los Angeles

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Acknowledgment

The authors would like to thank the young patients and their parents for allowing use of resected tissue samples for research purposes. We also thank Raymond S. Hurst, Jorge Flores-Hernández, Elizabeth Hernández-Echeagaray, Nanping Wu, Irene Yamazaki, and Marea K. Boylan, for their assistance in electrophysiological data collection and morphological analyses. The expertise and dedication of the UCLA Hospital Pediatric Neurology Staff are also greatly appreciated. This work was supported by NIH grant NS 38992 from the NINDS.

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  1. Mental Retardation Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

    Carlos Cepeda PhD, Véronique M. André PhD, Robin S. Fisher PhD & Michael S. Levine PhD

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

    Gary W. Mathern MD

  3. Division of Neuropathology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

    Harry V. Vinters MD

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  1. Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsies, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK

    C. P. Panayiotopoulos PhD, FRCP (MD) (MD)

  2. Department of Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

    C. P. Panayiotopoulos PhD, FRCP (MD) (MD)

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Cepeda, C., André, V., Vinters, H., Fisher, R., Levine, M., Mathern, G. (2010). Epileptogenesis and Cortical Dysplasias. In: Panayiotopoulos, C.P. (eds) Atlas of Epilepsies. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-128-6_46

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