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Therapy for hyperthermia-induced seizures in Scn1a mutant rats.
Epilepsia - 1 May 2011
Hayashi Keiichiro, Ueshima Satoshi, Ouchida Mamoru, Mashimo Tomoji, Nishiki Teiichi, Sendo Toshiaki, Serikawa Tadao, Matsui Hideki, Ohmori Iori
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Mutations in the SCN1A gene, which encodes the α1 subunit of voltage-gated sodium channels, cause generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) and severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI). N1417H-Scn1a mutant rats are considered to be an animal model of human FS+ or GEFS+. To assess the pharmacologic validity of this model, we compared the efficacies of eight different antiepileptic drugs...
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