Thalamic stimulation in absence epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 136-145

  Lüttjohann, Annika ^a   van Luijtelaar, Gilles ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absence epilepsy; Afterdischarges; Anterior thalamus; Cortico thalamo cortical system; Electrical stimulation; Spike wave discharges; Ventral Postero Medial thalamus; WAG Rij rats

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLOSED LOOP HIGH FREQUENCY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN LOOP LOW FREQUENCY STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE WAVE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMUS; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSENCE EPILEPSY; AFTERDISCHARGES; ANTERIOR THALAMUS; CORTICO-THALAMO-CORTICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; SPIKE-WAVE DISCHARGES; VENTRAL-POSTERO-MEDIAL THALAMUS; WAG/RIJ RATS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RATS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THALAMUS;

EID: 84883273235     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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