Epilepsy and brain inflammation

A Vezzani, E Aronica, A Mazarati, QJ Pittman - Experimental neurology, 2013 - Elsevier
During the last decade, experimental research has demonstrated a prominent role of glial
cells, activated in brain by various injuries, in the mechanisms of seizure precipitation and …

Inflammation in epilepsy: clinical observations

E Aronica, PB Crino - Epilepsia, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, an increasing number of observations indicate that activation of
inflammatory processes occurs in variety of focal epilepsies. Understanding the feature and …

Advances in the development of biomarkers for epilepsy

…, O Gröhn, JP Bankstahl, A Friedman, E Aronica… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Over 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. In nearly 30% of these cases, epilepsy
remains unsatisfactorily controlled despite the availability of over 20 antiepileptic drugs. …

Blood–brain barrier leakage may lead to progression of temporal lobe epilepsy

…, S Redeker, R Van Schaik, E Aronica… - Brain, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Leakage of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is associated with various neurological disorders,
including temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). However, it is not known whether alterations of the …

DNA methylation-based classification of central nervous system tumours

…, T Milde, O Witt, E Aronica, F Giangaspero, E Rushing… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Accurate pathological diagnosis is crucial for optimal management of patients with cancer.
For the approximately 100 known tumour types of the central nervous system, standardization …

[HTML][HTML] Histopathological findings in brain tissue obtained during epilepsy surgery

…, F Leijten, JC Baayen, E Aronica… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Detailed neuropathological information on the structural brain lesions underlying
seizures is valuable for understanding drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Methods We report …

[HTML][HTML] Viral presence and immunopathology in patients with lethal COVID-19: a prospective autopsy cohort study

…, HH de Boer, GJ de Bree, EB Bulle, EM Aronica… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) targets multiple
organs and causes severe coagulopathy. Histopathological organ changes might not only …

Toll-like receptor 4 and high-mobility group box-1 are involved in ictogenesis and can be targeted to reduce seizures

M Maroso, S Balosso, T Ravizza, J Liu, E Aronica… - Nature medicine, 2010 - nature.com
Brain inflammation is a major factor in epilepsy, but the impact of specific inflammatory mediators
on neuronal excitability is incompletely understood. Using models of acute and chronic …

International consensus classification of hippocampal sclerosis in temporal lobe epilepsy: a Task Force report from the ILAE Commission on Diagnostic Methods

I Blümcke, M Thom, E Aronica, DD Armstrong… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Hippocampal sclerosis ( HS ) is the most frequent histopathology encountered in patients
with drug‐resistant temporal lobe epilepsy ( TLE ). Over the past decades, various attempts …

[PDF][PDF] New brain tumor entities emerge from molecular classification of CNS-PNETs

…, R Schneppenheim, K Zitterbart, VP Collins, E Aronica… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the central nervous system (CNS-PNETs) are highly
aggressive, poorly differentiated embryonal tumors occurring predominantly in young children …