Epileptogenesis is the process whereby a previously normal brain is functionally altered and biased towards the generation of the abnormal paroxysmal electrical activity that defines chronic seizures.

The term “epilepsy” takes its origin from the Greek verb έπιλαµβάνειν, or epilambánein, which means “to be taken hold of”, “to be seized” or “to be attacked”. Hippocrates (400 BC) was the first to ...

Febrile seizures represent the most common convulsive events in early childhood, provoked by elevated body temperature in the absence of central nervous system infection. While most episodes are ...