The relation between cortisol and functional connectivity in people with and without stress-sensitive epilepsy.
Jonas M den HeijerWillem M OtteEric van DiessenJolien S van CampenE Lorraine HompeFloor E JansenMarian JoelsKees P J BraunJosemir W SanderMaeike ZijlmansPublished in: Epilepsia (2017)
People with stress-sensitive epilepsy have a whole-brain neuronal response to cortisol that is different from that of people with non-stress-sensitive epilepsy. This offers a basis for understanding seizure genesis in stress-sensitive epilepsy, which might require a different treatment approach.