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ArticleActa neurologica Scandinavica2012

Isolated seizures in rats do not cause neuronal injury.

M T Acosta, J Munashinge, L Zhang, Daniel A Guerron, Alexander Vortmeyer, W H Theodore

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Article in Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M T AcostaDepartment of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
J Munashinge
L Zhang
Daniel A Guerron
Alexander Vortmeyer
W H Theodore
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · US

Funding

Physiologic And Pharmacologic Studies In EpilepsyZIANS002236 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI THEODORE, WILLIAM · 2009 to 2020
$14.2M
PHYSIOLOGIC AND PHARMACOLOGIC STUDIES IN EPILEPSYZ01NS002236 · NINDS · NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI THEODORE, WILLIAM H · 1985 to 2008
$1.1M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 NS002236
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies have shown that status epilepticus can lead to neuronal injury. However, the effect of a small number of isolated seizures is uncertain.

methodsWe used structural MRI and neuropathology to study the effects of isolated seizures induced by kainic acid (KA), (RS)-2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-tert-butylisoxazole-4-yl)propanoic acid (ATPA), and α-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionate in rats. A group of animals received normal saline. After seizure induction, animals were followed for 12 weeks.

resultsATPA and KA led to small but significant increases in ADC. There were no changes in T2 signal intensity or hippocampal volume. Blinded pathological examination showed no differences between animals receiving saline or glutamatergic agents.

conclusionOur study suggests that isolated seizures cause minimal neuronal injury in rats.

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AnimalsHippocampusKainic AcidMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuronsOrgan SizeRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySeizuresKainic Acid

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