The effect of levetiracetam on status epilepticus-induced neuronal death in the rat hippocampus

Seizure

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 368-377

  Lee, Duk Shin ^a   Ryu, Hea Jin ^a   Kim, Ji Eun ^a   Choi, Hui Chul ^a   Kim, Yeong In ^a,b   Song, Hong Ki ^a   Kang, Tae Cheon ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Neuronal death; Status epilepticus; Valproate; Vasogenic edema

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; OXIRACETAM; PILOCARPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL DEATH; DIAZEPAM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUORESCEINS; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURONS; PILOCARPINE; PIRACETAM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84877077728     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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