Spike-wave complexes and fast components of cortically generated seizures. I. Role of neocortex and thalamus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1439-1455

  Steriade, Mircea ^a   Contreras, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BICUCULLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; DECORTICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031732075     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.3.1439     Document Type: Article

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