Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Inflammation, genetics, oxidative stress and disorders of neurodevelopment

Abnormal brain development underlies disorders of neurodevelopment, which include epilepsy, intellectual disability, developmental disability, and autism spectrum disorder. These illnesses can impair cognition, learning, behavior, and motor skills, in which the exact mechanisms and pathogenesis need more research, with some controversy of the current research and theories. This Article Collection focuses on research involving various novel inflammatory and oxidative stress mechanisms or genetic associations that could be implicated in various disorders of neurodevelopment to provide novel mechanisms aiding in understanding the biology of these disorders and in their proper management.