2023
Decreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures
McCafferty C, Gruenbaum B, Tung R, Li J, Zheng X, Salvino P, Vincent P, Kratochvil Z, Ryu J, Khalaf A, Swift K, Akbari R, Islam W, Antwi P, Johnson E, Vitkovskiy P, Sampognaro J, Freedman I, Kundishora A, Depaulis A, David F, Crunelli V, Sanganahalli B, Herman P, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Decreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 117. PMID: 36627270, PMCID: PMC9832004, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35535-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCerebral CortexConsciousnessElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, AbsenceFemaleHumansNeuronsRatsRodentiaSeizuresThalamusConceptsThalamic neuronsAbsence seizuresSeizure onsetNeuronal firingConsciousness-impairing seizuresFemale rat modelLow-frequency electroencephalographic activityFunctional magnetic resonanceBehavioral arrestRat modelRhythmic firingTransient initial peakFiring increasesSeizuresNeuronal mechanismsElectroencephalographic activityNeuronsBrain state changesBrief episodesFiring decreasesInitial peakFiringMagnetic resonanceDistinct patternsOnset
2013
Anti-epileptogenesis: Electrophysiology, diffusion tensor imaging and behavior in a genetic absence model
van Luijtelaar G, Mishra AM, Edelbroek P, Coman D, Frankenmolen N, Schaapsmeerders P, Covolato G, Danielson N, Niermann H, Janeczko K, Kiemeneij A, Burinov J, Bashyal C, Coquillette M, Lüttjohann A, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H, van Rijn CM. Anti-epileptogenesis: Electrophysiology, diffusion tensor imaging and behavior in a genetic absence model. Neurobiology Of Disease 2013, 60: 126-138. PMID: 23978468, PMCID: PMC3952020, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2013.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays post treatmentWAG/Rij ratsCritical treatment periodDuration of ADDepressive-like behaviorDepressive-like symptomsEarly pharmacological treatmentPost treatmentTreatment of patientsWhite matter changesGenetic absence modelCortical network activityDiffusion tensor imagingChronic epilepsySymptom onsetInternal capsulaCortical excitabilityPharmacological treatmentDecreased immobilitySwim testControl ratsTreatment periodCorpus callosumMatter changesPotential amplitudeIncreased 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