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Oxygenation prevents sudden death in seizure-prone mice.
Epilepsia - 1 Aug 2004
Venit Elizabeth L, Shepard Blythe D, Seyfried Thomas N
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a significant health problem for some with epilepsy, but no preventive therapy has been developed for high-risk patients. Sudden death in mice, after sound-induced (audiogenic) seizures, can model the seizure-associated respiratory arrest that contributes to SUDEP in some humans and may be useful for evaluating potential SUDEP therapies. This study evaluated...
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