Phenytoin, phenobarbital, and midazolam fail to stop status epilepticus- like activity induced by low magnesium in rat entorhinal slices, but can prevent its development

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 154-160

  Dreier, J P ^a   Zhang, C L ^b   Heinemann, U ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; Entorhinal cortex; Epilepsy; Ethosuximide; Hippocampus; Neocortex; NMDA receptors; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; MAGNESIUM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0031667050     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07286.x     Document Type: Review

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