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Reduction of epileptiform activity by valproic acid in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease is not long-lasting after treatment discontinuation.
Epilepsy research - 1 May 2015
Ziyatdinova Sofya, Viswanathan Jayashree, Hiltunen Mikko, Tanila Heikki, Pitkänen Asla
Abstract excerpt
Patients with Alzheimer's disease are at increased risk for unprovoked seizures and epilepsy compared with age-matched controls. Experimental evidence suggests that neuronal hyperexcitability and epilepsy can be triggered by amyloid-β (Aβ), the main component of amyloid plaques. Previous studies...
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