Visual cortical kindling in rabbit--consideration of difference between species.
Visual cortical kindling was studied in chronically prepared rabbits with regard to the electrographic progress of epileptiform discharge trains following the daily stimulation and corresponding ictal behaviors. The spread of epileptiform discharges from the stimulated visual cortex to the parietal and frontal cortices of the stimulated side was observed early with the development of independent discharges in these parietal and frontal regions, accompanied by ictal motor symptoms of the contralateral side. In view of the past studies on rats, cats and monkeys, it was considered that such a spread in the neocortex and corresponding ictal behaviors might be specific to the rabbit.
Jibiki
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Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan.
Kubota
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Yamaguchi
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D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000503:physiopathology; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D007696:Kindling, Neurologic; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*