The kainic acid model of temporal lobe epilepsy

M Lévesque, M Avoli - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
The kainic acid model of temporal lobe epilepsy has greatly contributed to the
understanding of the molecular, cellular and pharmacological mechanisms underlying …

Mechanisms of epileptogenesis and potential treatment targets

A Pitkänen, K Lukasiuk - The Lancet Neurology, 2011 - thelancet.com
Prevention of epileptogenesis after brain trauma is an unmet medical challenge. Recent
molecular profiling studies have provided an insight into molecular changes that contribute …

Animal models of temporal lobe epilepsy following systemic chemoconvulsant administration

M Lévesque, M Avoli, C Bernard - Journal of neuroscience methods, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to understand the pathophysiology of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), and thus to
develop new pharmacological treatments, in vivo animal models that present features …

The pilocarpine model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: Over one decade later, with more rodent species and new investigative approaches

M Lévesque, G Biagini, M de Curtis… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fundamental work on the mechanisms leading to focal epileptic discharges in mesial
temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) often rests on the use of rodent models in which an initial …

GABA progenitors grafted into the adult epileptic brain control seizures and abnormal behavior

RF Hunt, KM Girskis, JL Rubenstein… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Impaired GABA-mediated neurotransmission has been implicated in many neurologic
diseases, including epilepsy, intellectual disability and psychiatric disorders. We found that …

Mechanisms of physiological and epileptic HFO generation

JGR Jefferys, LM De La Prida, F Wendling… - Progress in …, 2012 - Elsevier
High frequency oscillations (HFO) have a variety of characteristics: band-limited or broad-
band, transient burst-like phenomenon or steady-state. HFOs may be encountered under …

Development of post-traumatic epilepsy after controlled cortical impact and lateral fluid-percussion-induced brain injury in the mouse

T Bolkvadze, A Pitkänen - Journal of neurotrauma, 2012 - liebertpub.com
The present study investigated the development of hyperexcitability and epilepsy in mice
with traumatic brain injury (TBI) induced by controlled cortical impact (CCI) or lateral fluid …

Two seizure-onset types reveal specific patterns of high-frequency oscillations in a model of temporal lobe epilepsy

M Lévesque, P Salami, J Gotman… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
High-frequency oscillations (HFOs; 80–500 Hz) are thought to mirror the pathophysiological
changes occurring in epileptic brains. However, the distribution of HFOs during seizures …

[HTML][HTML] Interictal epileptiform discharges in partial epilepsy

M de Curtis, JGR Jefferys, M Avoli - Jasper's Basic Mechanisms of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The generation of interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) in partial epilepsies is commonly
ascribed to enhanced excitatory interactions within glutamatergic neuronal networks. Recent …

Rapid epileptogenesis in the mouse pilocarpine model: video-EEG, pharmacokinetic and histopathological characterization

M Mazzuferi, G Kumar, C Rospo, RM Kaminski - Experimental neurology, 2012 - Elsevier
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common form of drug-resistant epilepsy and
several rodent models allow studying the pathophysiology of this disorder. One of the best …