FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA AS A CAUSE OF EPILEPSY: THE CURRENT EVIDENCE OF ASSOCIATED GENES AND FUTURE THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS

Focal cortical dysplasia as a cause of epilepsy: The current evidence of associated genes and future therapeutic treatments

Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) are the most common cause of treatment-resistant epilepsy affecting the pediatric population.Most individuals with FCD have seizure Hawaiian Shirt onset within the first five years of life and the majority will develop epilepsy by the age of sixteen.Many cases of FCD are postulated to be the result of abnormal brain

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Green tea catechins of food supplements facilitate pepsin digestion of major food allergens, but hampers their digestion if oxidized by phenol oxidase

The in vitro gastric digestion of several food allergens (beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), alpha-lactalbumin (LA) and peanut allergens (PE)) in the presence of a catechin-enriched polyphenol extract of green tea (GTC), oxidized polyphenols BALM LEMON HERB C/S and phenol oxidase processed food allergens and GTC was investigated.Pepsin-resistant proteins, s

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