Across
- 1. astrocytic proliferation following neuronal injury
- 5. process by which a normal brain becomes epileptic
- 9. abnormal paroxysmal neuronal firing
- 10. period between seizure episodes
- 13. sharp waveform seen on EEG
- 15. cellular element primarily affected in epilepsy
- 17. inhibitory neurotransmission reduced in epilepsy
- 19. increased neuronal firing tendency
- 20. neuronal loss and gliosis in chronic epilepsy
Down
- 2. period of actual seizure activity
- 3. region commonly involved in temporal lobe epilepsy
- 4. progressive increase in seizure activity after repeated stimuli
- 6. neuronal injury due to excessive glutamate activity
- 7. simultaneous firing of neuronal populations
- 8. prolonged or repeated seizures without recovery
- 11. level at which seizure is triggered
- 12. abnormal neural networks sustaining seizures
- 14. slow EEG activity following spikes
- 16. localized area of seizure origin
- 18. subjective sensation preceding seizure