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Stress and Epilepsy: Towards Understanding of Neurobiological Mechanisms for Better Management

Dhanisha J. Jhaveri, Aileen McGonigal, Christel Becker, Jean-Jacques Benoliel, L. Sanjay Nandam, Lisa Soncin, Iliana Kotwas, Christophe Bernard and Fabrice Bartolomei
eNeuro 3 November 2023, 10 (11) ENEURO.0200-23.2023; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0200-23.2023
Dhanisha J. Jhaveri
1Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
2Mater Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
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Aileen McGonigal
1Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
2Mater Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
3Mater Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Mater Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
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Christel Becker
4Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 1124, Université Paris Cité, Paris, 75006, France
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Jean-Jacques Benoliel
4Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 1124, Université Paris Cité, Paris, 75006, France
5Site Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Biochimie Endocrinienne et Oncologie, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75651, France
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L. Sanjay Nandam
6Turner Inst for Brain & Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800, Australia
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Lisa Soncin
7Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, 13005, France
8Laboratoire d’Anthropologie et de Psychologie Cliniques, Cognitives et Sociales, Côte d'Azur University, Nice, 06300, France
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Iliana Kotwas
9Epileptology and Cerebral Rhythmology, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Hospital, Marseille, 13005, France
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Christophe Bernard
7Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, 13005, France
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Fabrice Bartolomei
7Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, 13005, France
9Epileptology and Cerebral Rhythmology, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Hospital, Marseille, 13005, France
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0200-23.2023
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37923391
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  • Received June 12, 2023
  • Revision received September 3, 2023
  • Accepted September 20, 2023
  • Published online November 3, 2023.
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Copyright © 2023 Jhaveri et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

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  1. Dhanisha J. Jhaveri1,2,*,
  2. Aileen McGonigal1,2,3,*,
  3. Christel Becker4,
  4. Jean-Jacques Benoliel4,5,
  5. L. Sanjay Nandam6,
  6. Lisa Soncin7,8,
  7. Iliana Kotwas9,
  8. Christophe Bernard7,† and
  9. Fabrice Bartolomei7,9,†
  1. 1Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
  2. 2Mater Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
  3. 3Mater Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Mater Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
  4. 4Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 1124, Université Paris Cité, Paris, 75006, France
  5. 5Site Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Biochimie Endocrinienne et Oncologie, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75651, France
  6. 6Turner Inst for Brain & Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800, Australia
  7. 7Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, 13005, France
  8. 8Laboratoire d’Anthropologie et de Psychologie Cliniques, Cognitives et Sociales, Côte d'Azur University, Nice, 06300, France
  9. 9Epileptology and Cerebral Rhythmology, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Hospital, Marseille, 13005, France
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to Dhanisha J. Jhaveri at dhanisha{at}uq.edu.au or Aileen McGonigal at a.mcgonigal{at}uq.edu.au or Christophe Bernard at christophe.bernard{at}univ-amu.fr.
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  1. Author contributions: D.J.J., A.M., C.Ber., and F.B. designed research; D.J.J., A.M., C.Bec., J.-J.B., L.S.N., L.S., I.K., C.Ber., and F.B. performed research; D.J.J., A.M., C.Bec., J.-J.B., L.S.N., L.S., I.K., C.Ber., and F.B. analyzed data; D.J.J., A.M., C.Bec., J.-J.B., L.S.N., L.S., I.K., C.Ber., and F.B. wrote the first draft of the paper; D.J.J., A.M., C.Ber., and F.B. edited and finalised the paper.

  2. *D.J.J. and A.M. contributed equally as first authors.

  3. ↵†C.B. and F.B. contributed equally as senior authors.

Disclosures

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • This work was supported by a Mater Foundation Fellowship (D.J.J.). This work was also supported by a grant awarded to A.M. by the Federation Francaise pour la Recherche dans l’Epilepsie and the Ligue Francaise Contre l’Epilepsie.

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  • Mater Foundation Fellowship

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eNeuro 3 November 2023, 10 (11) ENEURO.0200-23.2023; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0200-23.2023

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