Vigabatrin and carbamazepine have different efficacies in the prevention of status epilepticus induced neuronal damage in the hippocampus and amygdala

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-45

  Pitkänen, Asla ^a   Tuunanen, Jarkko ^a   Halonen, Toivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Gamma vinyl GABA; Neuroprotection; Seizure

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; VIGABATRIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SILVER IMPREGNATION;

EID: 17144448357     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(95)00093-3     Document Type: Article

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