Distinct patterns of electrical stimulation of the basolateral amygdala influence pentylenetetrazole seizure outcome

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 26-31

  Cota, Vinícius Rosa ^a,b   Medeiros, Daniel de Castro ^b   Vilela, Maura Regina Silva da Páscoa ^b   Doretto, Maria Carolina ^b   Moraes, Márcio Flávio Dutra ^b  

^a Instituto Internacional de Neurociência de Natal Edmond e Lily Safra   (Brazil)

^b ICB   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Basolateral amygdala; Behavior modulation; Desynchronization; Electrical stimulation; Pentylenetetrazole; Seizure suppression; Synchronization; Synfire chains

Indexed keywords

PENTETRAZOLE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLONUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FOREBRAIN; FORELIMB; HYPOTHESIS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEIZURE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CONVULSANTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; MALE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 55749083234     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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