Absence-like seizures in adult rats following pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus early in life

Absence-like seizures in adult rats following pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus early in life

Administration of pilocarpine causes epilepsy in rats if status epilepticus (SE) is induced at an early age. To determine in detail the electrophysiological patterns of the epileptogenic activity in these animals, 46 Wistar rats, 7-17 days old, were subjected to SE induced by pilocarpine and electro...

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Main Authors: B.L.C. Ferreira, A.C. Valle, E.A. Cavalheiro, C. Timo-Iaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Epilepsy
Absence seizures
Spike-wave
Status epilepticus
Pilocarpine
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003001200010

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