Fever-induced childhood seizures can be terrifying for parents and carry a long-term risk to brain development. Scientists haven't known what mechanism triggers the seizures. Now they've identified a new key factor, leading to a new therapeutic target. They also found nimodipine, a commonly available L-type calcium-channel blocker, dramatically reduced the incidence and duration of febrile seizures in animals.
Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/nu-...
Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/nu-...