Abstract
Epilepsy and stress are each significant concerns in today’s society, bearing heavy impacts on mental and physical health and overall quality of life. Unfortunately, the intersection between these is potentially even more concerning, as stress is a frequent trigger of seizures and may contribute to neural hyperexcitability. A growing body of research suggests a connection between early life stress (occurring in the prenatal or postnatal stage) and later development of epilepsy. While the larger part of this literature suggests that early life stress increases vulnerability for epilepsy development, there are a number of interacting factors influencing this relationship. These factors include developmental stage at which both stressor and seizure assessment occur, type of stressor, sex effects, and type of seizure (convulsive or non-convulsive). Additionally, a number of potential mechanisms have been identified, including activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, neuroinflammation, altered inhibitory/excitatory balance, and temporal lobe structures. Developing a clearer understanding of this relationship between early life stress and epilepsy, the factors that influence it, and underlying mechanisms that may serve as targets for intervention is crucial to improving quality of life for persons with epilepsy.
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Liening, A.N., Epps, S.A. (2020). In Up to My Ears and Temporal Lobes: Effects of Early Life Stress on Epilepsy Development. In: Jones, N.C., Kanner, A.M. (eds) Psychiatric and Behavioral Aspects of Epilepsy . Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, vol 55. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/7854_2020_190
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