Deep brain stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus: Effects of electrical stimulation on pilocarpine-induced seizures and status epilepticus

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 117-123

  Hamani, Clement ^a,d   Hodaie, Mojgan ^a   Chiang, Jason ^b   del Campo, Martin ^a   Andrade, Danielle M ^a   Sherman, David ^c   Mirski, Marek ^c   Mello, Luiz E ^d   Lozano, Andres M ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anterior thalamic nucleus; Deep brain stimulation; Pilocarpine; Status epilepticus; Stimulation parameters

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; THALAMUS; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 38549090098     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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