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As a neurologist subspecializing in epilepsy at a respected academic institution, I (DH) assumed that I knew everything I needed to know about epilepsy and patients with epilepsy.
I have also learned that an online group like the BrainTalk Communities epilepsy group is not only much smarter than any single patient, but is also smarter, or at least more comprehensive, than many physicians—even many medical specialists.
Febrile seizures are the most prevalent type of seizures experienced by children, affecting up to 5% of the world's population [ 1 ] . Although most febrile seizures are benign and do not require treatment, they are distressing to parents, and in a few circumstances, can increase the risk of subsequent epilepsy [ 2 ] . In clinical practice, therapy for febrile seizures presently is unsatisfactory, since clinical data are insufficient to document efficacy of most anti-epileptic drugs [ 3 ] . The most commonly used drug, phenobarbital, has significant deleterious effects on learning and behavior.
However, this simple balance model has been challenged by findings that GABAergic transmission remains effective in some epilepsy models, in epileptogenic human tissue [ 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ] , and by current findings of the excitatory effects of GABA [ 18 22 23 ] . Therefore, the GABA excitatory effects may work as a possible ictogenic mechanism under some special condition such as tetanic stimulation.
It is suggested that carbenoxolone, by blocking GJ channels inhibits both the induction and duration of epilepsy in the in vivo models of seizures.
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