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As Neurosurgeon I was interested to know more about epilepsy for two main reasons. First, the surgeon encounters and manages pathological conditions, which may induce seizures; these conditions are referred to as symptomatic epilepsies. Second, nearly one third of genuine epilepsies remain resistant to pharmacotherapy and neurosurgical intervention may be needed for better seizure control. That motivated me to join the research group of the Institute of the Anatomy of University of Szeged to follow experimemtal studies on 4-aminopyridin induced epileptic seizures. We aimed to follow the path and traces of epileptogenesis in every possible way: basic histological, electrophysiological, behavioural studies were accomplished with mapping of potential receptors playing central role in the process.

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Zsolt KOPNICZKY, graduated in Medicine and trained for Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Szeged, Hungary. Completed his studies in France, Switzerland and in the UK. Research on epileptic animal models summarised in the present volume resulted in his PhD degree in 2006. His main focuses are neurosurgery and medical teaching.

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