Functional anatomy of limbic epilepsy: A proposal for central synchronization of a diffusely hyperexcitable network

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 194-205

  Bertram, Edward H ^a   Zhang, De Xing ^a   Mangan, Patrick ^a   Fountain, Nathan ^a   Rempe, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Epilepsy; Functional anatomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032168832     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(98)00051-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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