The NMDA receptor complex as a therapeutic target in epilepsy: a review

M Ghasemi, SC Schachter - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2011 - Elsevier
A substantial amount of research has shown that N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs)
may play a key role in the pathophysiology of several neurological diseases, including …

A revised Racine's scale for PTZ-induced seizures in rats

A Lüttjohann, PF Fabene, G van Luijtelaar - Physiology & behavior, 2009 - Elsevier
Behavioral scoring is commonly used to access seizure intensity in different seizure models.
Racine's scale, originally developed for the amygdala-kindling model, is also frequently …

Animal models

A Coppola, SL Moshé - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2012 - Elsevier
Epilepsy accounts for a significant portion of the disease burden worldwide and high
mortality especially for those that epilepsy does not remit. With the current explosion in …

Hidden behavioral fingerprints in epilepsy

T Gschwind, A Zeine, I Raikov, JE Markowitz, WF Gillis… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Epilepsy is a major disorder affecting millions of people. Although modern
electrophysiological and imaging approaches provide high-resolution access to the multi …

Pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in rats: an ontogenetic study

L Velisek, H Kubova, M Pohl, L Stankova… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 1992 - Springer
A quantitative description of motor seizures induced by pentylenetetrazol (PTZ, metrazol)
was performed. Seizures were induced by PTZ in doses from 40 to 120 mg/kg sc in 477 …

Evidence for GABAA receptor agonistic properties of ketamine: convulsive and anesthetic behavioral models in mice

M Irifune, T Sato, Y Kamata, T Nishikawa… - Anesthesia & …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
We examined the potentiation by ketamine of the γ-aminobutyric acid A (GABA A) receptor
function using convulsive and anesthetic behavioral models in adult male ddY mice …

Convulsive action and toxicity of uremic guanidino compounds: behavioral assessment and relation to brain concentration in adult mice

R D'hooge, YQ Pei, B Marescau, PP De Deyn - Journal of the neurological …, 1992 - Elsevier
Four guanidino compounds that are known to accumulate in uremia, namely creatinine,
guanidine, guanidinosuccinic acid and methylguanidine, were administered …

[HTML][HTML] X-linked cellular mosaicism underlies age-dependent occurrence of seizure-like events in mouse models of CDKL5 deficiency disorder

B Terzic, Y Cui, AC Edmondson, S Tang… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is an infantile, epileptic encephalopathy presenting with
early-onset seizures, intellectual disability, motor impairment, and autistic features. The …

Treatment of status epilepticus with ketamine, are we there yet?

F Dorandeu, F Dhote, L Barbier… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Status epilepticus (SE), a neurological emergency both in adults and in children, could lead
to brain damage and even death if untreated. Generalized convulsive SE (GCSE) is the most …

[HTML][HTML] Ameliorating effect of quercetin on acute pentylenetetrazole induced seizures in rats

F Sefil, I Kahraman, R Dokuyucu, H Gokce… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The aim of the study to elicit effects of pure quercetin in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)
and picrotoxin induced seizures. Materials and methods: Each animal group was divided …