Increased resting functional connectivity in spike‐wave epilepsy in WAG/Rij rats
Mishra AM, Bai X, Motelow JE, DeSalvo MN, Danielson N, Sanganahalli BG, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Increased resting functional connectivity in spike‐wave epilepsy in WAG/Rij rats. Epilepsia 2013, 54: 1214-1222. PMID: 23815571, PMCID: PMC3703864, DOI: 10.1111/epi.12227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike-wave dischargesWAG/RijFunctional connectivityNonepileptic controlsAbsence epilepsyEpileptic WAG/RijBrain networksWAG/Rij ratsChronic seizure activitySpike-wave epilepsyHuman absence seizuresChildhood absence epilepsyWistar Albino GlaxoActivity-dependent plasticityCortical-cortical connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingNonepileptic animalsSeizure activitySpontaneous episodesWistar controlsAbsence seizuresAdjacent cortexChronic changesAnimal models