Awareness and current knowledge of epilepsy

AU Khan, M Akram, M Daniyal, N Akhter, M Riaz… - Metabolic Brain …, 2020 - Springer
Epilepsy is a severe neural disorder that affects approximately fifty million individuals
globally. Despite the fact that for most of the people with epilepsy, convulsions are better …

N-methyl-d-aspartate Receptors in the Prelimbic Cortex are Critical for the Maintenance of Neuropathic Pain

P Medeiros, SE Negrini-Ferrari, E Palazzo… - Neurochemical …, 2019 - Springer
The mechanisms underlying chronic and neuropathic pain pathology involve peripheral and
central sensitisation. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) seems to participate in pain …

GABAergic and glutamatergic inputs to the medulla oblongata and locus coeruleus noradrenergic pathways are critical for seizures and postictal antinociception …

M Mendonça-dos-Santos, TCT Gonçalves… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
We investigated the participation of the nucleus of the tractus solitarius (NTS) in tonic‒clonic
seizures and postictal antinociception control mediated by NMDA receptors, the role of NTS …

The role of dorsomedial and ventrolateral columns of the periaqueductal gray matter and in situ 5‐HT2A and 5‐HT2C serotonergic receptors in post‐ictal …

RL de Freitas, RC de Oliveira, R de Oliveira… - Synapse, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) consists in a brainstem structure rich in 5‐
hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) inputs related to the modulation of pain. The involvement of each …

The regulation of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus in sleep–wake states

Y Luo, Y Li, J Yuan - Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 2024 - Springer
The pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg) plays a vital role in sleep/wake states.
There are three main kinds of heterogeneous neurons involved: cholinergic, glutamatergic …

D2-like receptor activation by intranasal dopamine attenuates fear responses induced by electrical stimulation of the dorsal periaqueductal grey matter, but fails to …

RM de Figueiredo… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Panic-like reactions elicited by electrical stimulation of the dorsal
periaqueductal grey matter (ES-dPAG) seem to be regulated by dopamine (DA). We showed …

µ1‐Opioid receptors in the dorsomedial and ventrolateral columns of the periaqueductal grey matter are critical for the enhancement of post‐ictal antinociception

RL de Freitas, P Medeiros, AU Khan, NC Coimbra - Synapse, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Generalised tonic and tonic–clonic seizures are followed by significant increase in
nociceptive thresholds in both laboratory animals and humans. The endogenous opioid …

Effect of electrical and chemical (activation versus inactivation) stimulation of the infralimbic division of the medial prefrontal cortex in rats with chronic neuropathic pain

TL Moura-Pacheco, RC Martins-Pereira… - Experimental Brain …, 2023 - Springer
Neuropathic pain (NP) represents a complex disorder with sensory, cognitive, and emotional
symptoms. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) takes critical regulatory roles and may …

The μ1-opioid receptor and 5-HT2A-and 5HT2C-serotonergic receptors of the locus coeruleus are critical in elaborating hypoalgesia induced by tonic and tonic–clonic …

RL de Freitas, P Medeiros, JA da Silva, RC de Oliveira… - Neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
It has been proposed that the post-ictal state is associated with the expression of
hypoalgesia. It is clear that the projections among the periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) …

Ictal analgesia in temporal lobe epilepsy–The mechanism of seizure-related burns

A Szűcs, A Horváth, G Rásonyi, D Fabó, G Szabó… - Medical hypotheses, 2015 - Elsevier
Seizure-related injuries have major impact in the excess mortality and morbidity of epilepsy
patients. Experimental data suggest that analgesia may develop during seizures …