Does validity of Activity Monitor Step Detection be Related to Movement Patterns?
This study highlights the need to verify step-counting accuracy of activity monitors with activities that include different movement types/directions. This is important to understand the origin of errors in step-counting during free-living conditions.
A single infantile FS can have long-term effects on neocortical reorganization in younger individuals and those with underlying seizure susceptibility. These changes may be related to an increased level of excitability in the neocortex of younger or genetically seizure-prone rats, as suggested by immaturity of their GABAergic and CCC systems. Given the high incidence of FSs in children, it will be important to gain a better understanding of how age and genetic seizure predisposition may contribute to the long-term sequelae of these events.