Brain chimeras for the study of an avian model of genetic epilepsy: structures involved in sound and light-induced seizures.

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The epileptic homozygotes of the Fayoumi strain of chickens (Fepi) are affected by photogenic reflex epilepsy with complete penetrance. Here we demonstrate that they are equally affected by audiogenic reflex epilepsy induced by intense sound stimulation. All the Fepi display sound-induced seizures from hatching to adulthood consisting of initial 'ictal arousal' and running fits usually followed by generalized...

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