Frontal cortex leads other brain structures in generalised spike-and-wave spindles and seizure spikes induced by picrotoxin

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-166

  Medvedev, A ^a   Mackenzie, L ^a   Hiscock, J J ^a   Willoughby, J O ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

EEG; Generalised epilepsy; Seizure propagation; Spike and wave; Time differences

Indexed keywords

PICROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HEMISPHERE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE; TIME;

EID: 0029867659     PISSN: 00134694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-4694(95)00225-1     Document Type: Article

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