The enigma of the latent period in the development of symptomatic acquired epilepsy — Traditional view versus new concepts
Löscher W, Hirsch LJ, Schmidt D. The enigma of the latent period in the development of symptomatic acquired epilepsy — Traditional view versus new concepts. Epilepsy & Behavior 2015, 52: 78-92. PMID: 26409135, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.08.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain injuryLatent periodBrain insultsAnimal modelsMajor unmet clinical needPre-epileptic stateProcess of epileptogenesisUnderstanding of epileptogenesisTraumatic brain injuryUnmet clinical needAntiepileptogenic agentsAntiepileptogenic treatmentsSymptomatic epilepsyHuman epilepsyTrial designFunctional alterationsEpileptogenesisEpilepsySubclinical epilepsyClinical needInjuryPatientsRecent dataInsultPeriod