Persistence of cortical sensory processing during absence seizures in human and an animal model: evidence from EEG and intracellular recordings.

Absence seizures are caused by brief periods of abnormal synchronized oscillations in the thalamocortical loops, resulting in widespread spike-and-wave discharges (SWDs) in the electroencephalogram (EEG). SWDs are concomitant with a complete or partial impairment of consciousness, notably expressed...

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Main Authors: Mathilde Chipaux, Laurent Vercueil, Anna Kaminska, Séverine Mahon, Stéphane Charpier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3587418?pdf=render