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The role of interleukin-1 in seizures and epilepsy: a critical review.
Experimental neurology - 1 Apr 2009
Rijkers K, Majoie H J, Hoogland G, Kenis G, De Baets M, Vles J S
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) has a multitude of functions in the central nervous system. Some of them involve mechanisms that are related to epileptogenesis. The role of IL-1 in seizures and epilepsy has been investigated in both patients and animal models. This review aims to synthesize, based on the currently available literature, the consensus role of IL-1 in epilepsy. Three lines of evidence suggest a role for IL-1:...
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