全８５項目収録。遺伝子から分子生物学、動物モデル、人間の疾患まで、てんかん研究の全容を紹介するレファレンス。Contents - I. Properties of cells in epileptic brain and/or relevant to seizure discharge II. Properties of/changes in synaptic activities and transmitter function associated with seizures and epileptogenesis III. Modulation of neuronal excitabitlity IV. Circuitry underlying oscillatory activity and epileptiform discharge V. Plasticity and Epileptogenesis VI. Epilepsy genes VII. Models of seizures and epilepsies VIII. Pediatric/developmental aspects of epilepsy IX. Epilepsy in the aging brain X. Sex differences in seizure sensitivity...