Open AccessThe circular dilemma of seizure-induced brain injury
Author(s) -
Eugênio Grillo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
brain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.142
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1460-2156
pISSN - 0006-8950
DOI - 10.1093/brain/awu185
Subject(s) - excitotoxicity , medicine , dilemma , holy grail , intensive care medicine , intensive care unit , intensive care , neuroscience , psychology , philosophy , glutamate receptor , computer science , epistemology , receptor , world wide web
Sir, I read with interest the elegant paper by Payne and colleagues (Payne et al. , 2014) and its accompanying editorial (Holmes, 2014) because they touch the ‘Holy Grail’ question for neurologists, intensivists, neurosurgeons and neonatologists, particularly in the scenario of intensive care units (ICU): the hypothesis of seizure-induced excitotoxicity (SIE). …
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