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epileptogenic

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ep·i·lep·to·gen·ic  (p-lpt-jnk)
adj.
Having the capacity to induce epilepsy.

epileptogenic [ˌɛpɪˌlɛptəʊˈdʒɛnɪk]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) causing an epileptic attack


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Intra-nigral infusion of Cu-free superoxide dismutase prevents paraquat-induced behavioral stimulation and ECoG epileptogenic discharges in rats.
For patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, surgery is an increasingly common alternative and MEG is proving useful for locating epileptogenic zones in relation to other functionally important areas of the brain.
This technique differs from the classic hemispherectomy in that it leaves one fourth to one third of the epileptogenic hemisphere (usually the frontal and occipital poles intact to provide physical support to the unaffected hemisphere.
 
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