Rhythmic intrinsic bursting neurons in human neocortex obtained from pediatric patients with epilepsy

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-44

  Tryba, Andrew K ^a   Kaczorowski, Catherine C ^a   Ben Mabrouk, Faiza ^a   Elsen, Frank P ^a   Lew, Sean M ^a   Marcuccilli, Charles J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Human intrinsic bursting; Human neocortex; Neocortical epilepsy; Pediatric epilepsy; Persistent sodium current

Indexed keywords

RILUZOLE; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OSCILLATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHMIC INTRINSIC BURSTING NEURON; SCHOOL CHILD; SODIUM CURRENT; SPIKE WAVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRODES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE NET; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PERIODICITY; RILUZOLE; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 79960011133     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07746.x     Document Type: Article

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