Neuronal Substrates of Sleep and Epilepsy

Abstract

Sleep and epilepsy are common bedfellows, as a series of epileptic fits can occur during the state of sleep with slow electroencephalogram waves. The author describes for neuroscientists and clinicians the different states, the neuronal operations that account for normal states and the cellular mechanisms underlying types of epileptic seizures. Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Pioneering steps in studies on sleep and epilepsy; Chapter 2 Neuronal types and circuits in sleep and epilepsy; Chapter 3 Neuronal properties, network operations and behavioral signs during sleep states and wakefulness; Chapter 4 Plastic changes in thalamocortical systems developing from low-frequency sleep oscillations; Chapter 5 Neuronal mechanisms of seizures; References; Index.