Paolo Mainardi
Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova,
Italy
Short Communication
From the Ancient Diets to the Recent Acquisitions on the Role of Brain
Inflammation in Epilepsy, Are there Any Links?
Author(s): Paolo Mainardi, Paolo Carta, Pasquale Striano, Michele Mainardi and Massimo MontinariPaolo Mainardi, Paolo Carta, Pasquale Striano, Michele Mainardi and Massimo Montinari
Recent studies put in evidence the role of brain inflammation in the pathogenetic mechanisms of seizures. It has
been reported that an intestinal inflammation may be able to migrate to the brain, thus an intestinal inflammation
could be the original cause of epilepsy, as osteopaths believed in the ‘20s. We attempted to demonstrate the role of
gut-brain axis in epilepsy on the basis of recent acquisitions... View More»
