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Cardiac arrest and resuscitation were used to induce brain damage and susceptibility to sound-triggered seizures in Sprague-Dawley rats. Glucose preloading was used to vary seizure susceptibility. Because loop diuretics can block these seizures, we investigated changes in KCC2, a potassium-chloride
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the loop diuretics furosemide, bumetanide and ethacrynic acid, which block the KCC1 potassium-chloride transporter in the kidney loop of Henle and the KCC2 potassium-chloride transporter in neuronal membranes, would prevent sound-triggered seizures
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A case of apparent seizure and atrial fibrillation associated with paliperidone is reported.
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A 46-year-old man arrived at the emergency room (ER) via ambulance. Earlier that morning, his wife observed him awakening in a panic, drifting back to sleep, and then subsequently
Intraventricular (IVT) administration of digoxin (7.5 micrograms) induced 'popcorn-type' convulsions in rats. Though the convulsions looked similar to morphine-induced seizures, naloxone failed to antagonize these effects. Other anticonvulsants like phenobarbitone, ethosuximide, or GABAergic
The GABAA receptor (GABAAR) is the main inhibitory receptor in the adult mammalian brain. GABAAR function is dependent on its expression, distribution, and the chloride (Cl-) transmembrane gradient, which is determined by the potassium-chloride
Seizure susceptibility to neurological insults, including chemical convulsants, is age-dependent and most likely reflective of overall differences in brain excitability. The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying development-dependent seizure susceptibility remain to be fully understood.
It has been observed anecdotally that diabetics are usually non-ketotic at the time of their seizure presentation. In order to establish some validity on this observation, we reviewed the medical records of patients with diagnoses of diabetes and seizure. Study subjects were diabetics presenting
Impaired GABAergic inhibitory neurotransmission plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. GABA(A) receptor (GABA(A)R), potassium chloride cotransporter 2 (KCC2) and astrocytes are of particular importance to GABAergic transmission and thus involved in the development of increased
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Induction of fetal demise before second-trimester termination is performed for a number of reasons. One method for inducing fetal demise is via sonographically guided intracardiac potassium chloride (KCl) injection. We performed a retrospective cohort study to determine the efficacy and
Genetic predisposition plays a major role in the etiology of idiopathic epilepsies. The common epilepsy syndromes display a complex pattern of inheritance, with an unknown number of genes contributing to seizure susceptibility. During the last decade linkage studies have narrowed down several
Zebrafish epilepsy models are emerging tools in experimental epilepsy. Zebrafish larvae, in particular, are advantageous because they can be easily genetically altered and used for developmental and drug studies since agents applied to the bath penetrate the organism easily. Methods for
Neonatal seizures disrupt normal synaptic maturation and often lead to later-life epilepsy and cognitive deficits. During early life, the brain exhibits heightened synaptic plasticity, in part due to a developmental overabundance of CaV1.2 L-type voltage gated calcium (Ca2+) channels (LT-VGCCs) and
Generalized seizures may be associated with therapeutic or intentional theophylline overdose. Toxic levels of theophylline are also associated with a fall in potassium which could potentiate theophylline-induced seizures. To evaluate the role of serum potassium concentration in theophylline-induced
Atypical febrile seizures are considered a risk factor for epilepsy onset and cognitive impairments later in life. Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and a history of atypical febrile seizures often carry a cortical malformation. This association has led to the hypothesis that the presence of a
Prolonged febrile seizures are usually modelled in animals using hyperthermia as an inducer. In this study, a modified simple febrile seizure model using a combination of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and kainic acid (KA) was used to develop a prolonged febrile seizure animal model, which we used to