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Increased susceptibility to cortical spreading depression and epileptiform activity in a mouse model for FHM2.
Scientific reports - 16 Nov 2018
Kros Lieke, Lykke-Hartmann Karin, Khodakhah Kamran
Abstract excerpt
Migraine is a highly prevalent, debilitating, episodic headache disorder affecting roughly 15% of the population. Familial hemiplegic migraine type 2 (FHM2) is a rare subtype of migraine caused by mutations in the ATP1A2 gene, encoding the α2 isoform of the Na+/K+-ATPase, predominantly expressed in astrocytes. Differential comorbidities such as epilepsy and psychiatric disorders manifest in patients. Using a...
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- Age Factors
- Animals
- Cortical Spreading Depression
- Disease Models, Animal
- Epilepsy
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
