title: Power spectrum density of EEGs of sleeping epilepsy-prone El mice and their non-epileptic mother strain.
abstract: A power spectrum density (PSD) analysis was performed on electroencephalograms (EEG) of sleeping epileptic El mice and non-epileptic ddY mice. A respiratory peak at 3.13 Hz was detected in the EEGs of both categories. The PSD analysis revealed a peak at 8.59 Hz in the El mice, which was associated with interictal discharges. This peak may be helpful in diagnosing epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Applied Life Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-8602 Japan. k-saito@nvlu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Hiroetsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawakami
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003625:Data Collection; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008818:Mice, Neurologic Mutants; D009035:Mothers; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*