High-frequency stimulation of the sub-thalamic nucleus suppresses absence seizures in the rat: Comparison with neurotoxic lesions

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-46

  Vercueil, L ^a   Benazzouz, A ^b   Deransart, C ^a   Bressand, K ^b   Marescaux, C ^a   Depaulis, A ^a   Benabid, A L ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Control; Electrical stimulation; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Lesions; Model; Rat; Seizures; Sub thalamic nucleus; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

KAINIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031746183     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(98)00011-4     Document Type: Article

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