Hyperexcitability of intact neurons underlies acute development of trauma-related electrographic seizures in cats in vivo

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 486-496

  Topolnik, Lisa ^a   Steriade, Mircea ^a   Timofeev, Igor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deafferentation; Disinhibition; Intrinsic and synaptic excitability; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0042381241     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02742.x     Document Type: Article

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