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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
We developed a screening methodology to test the ability of putative antiepileptic drugs delivered directly to a seizure focus to prevent epileptiform activity. The left hippocampi of 15 rats were implanted with an injection cannula and bipolar recording electrodes. Bone screws were used to record neocortical EEG activity. Diazepam (DZP) at one of four possible concentrations or control solution was injected into the hippocampus, followed 5 min later by bicuculline methiodide. DZP suppressed spikes and ictal events in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.0001). At 100 mM, DZP reduced spikes from 678+/-128 to 87+/-35 for a 15 min segment. Numbers of ictal events (seizure) and latency to the first event were reduced by prophylactic DZP. The study establishes a protocol for testing of intracranially-injected drugs to prevent focal seizures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
356
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
66-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Diazepam prophylaxis for bicuculline-induced seizures: a rat dose-response model.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Stanford Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305-5235, USA. danschel@stanfrod.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't