In this study, we chose molecules whose levels are not only known to be affected in epilepsy but also which can be measured in serum (MMP-9, MMP-2, CCL-2, S100B, TIMP-1, TIMP-2, ICAM-1, TSP-2, P-selectin) [4,9,11,18,27,28]. This evidence concerns the gene CCL2 and epilepsy.