Discharge threshold is enhanced for several seconds after a single interictal spike in a model of focal epileptogenesis

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 174-178

  De Curtis, M ^a   Librizzi, L ^a   Biella, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain stimulation; Epilepsy; Guinea pig; In vitro; Interictal spikes; Isolated brain preparation; Piriform cortex

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; PENICILLIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FACILITATION; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GUINEA PIG; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIFORM CORTEX; SEIZURE; SENSORY NERVE; SPIKE WAVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GUINEA PIGS; NEURONS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PENICILLINS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0034907879     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01637.x     Document Type: Article

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