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Mechanisms of epileptiform synchronization in cortical neuronal networks by Avoli, M

“…Neuronal synchronization supports different physiological states such as cognitive functions and sleep, and it is mirrored by identifiable EEG patterns ranging…”
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Epileptiform synchronization and high-frequency oscillations in brain slices comprising piriform and entorhinal cortices by Hamidi, S, Lévesque, M, Avoli, M

“…Highlights • Ictal-like discharges occurred in PC and EC either synchronously or asynchronously. • Synchronous ictal discharges merged from a synchronous…”
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Neurosteroids modulate epileptiform activity and associated high-frequency oscillations in the piriform cortex by Herrington, R, Lévesque, M, Avoli, M

“…Highlights • THDOC increased the duration of 4AP-interictal discharges. • THDOC reduced the duration of ictal discharges. • THDOC decreased the occurrence of…”
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Repetitive low-frequency stimulation reduces epileptiform synchronization in limbic neuronal networks by D'Arcangelo, G., Panuccio, G., Tancredi, V., Avoli, M.

“…Deep-brain electrical or transcranial magnetic stimulation may represent a therapeutic tool for controlling seizures in patients presenting with epileptic…”
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Laser-evoked potentials as a tool for assessing the efficacy of antinociceptive drugs by Truini, A, Panuccio, G, Galeotti, F, Maluccio, M.R, Sartucci, F, Avoli, M, Cruccu, G

“…Abstract Laser-evoked potentials (LEPs) are brain responses to laser radiant heat pulses and reflect the activation of Aδ nociceptors. LEPs are to date the…”
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GABAA receptor‐dependent synchronization leads to ictogenesis in the human dysplastic cortex by D’Antuono, M., Louvel, J., Köhling, R., Mattia, D., Bernasconi, A., Olivier, A., Turak, B., Devaux, A., Pumain, R., Avoli, M.

“…Patients with Taylor’s type focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) present with seizures that are often medically intractable. Here, we attempted to identify the…”
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Effects of gap junction blockers on human neocortical synchronization by Gigout, S., Louvel, J., Kawasaki, H., D'Antuono, M., Armand, V., Kurcewicz, I., Olivier, A., Laschet, J., Turak, B., Devaux, B., Pumain, R., Avoli, M.

“…Field potentials and intracellular recordings were obtained from human neocortical slices to study the role of gap junctions (GJ) in neuronal network…”
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In vitro ictogenesis and parahippocampal networks in a rodent model of temporal lobe epilepsy by Panuccio, G, D'Antuono, M, de Guzman, P, De Lannoy, L, Biagini, G, Avoli, M

“…Abstract Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a chronic epileptic disorder involving the hippocampal formation. Details on the interactions between the hippocampus…”
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Do Interictal Discharges Promote or Control Seizures? Experimental Evidence from an In Vitro Model of Epileptiform Discharge by Avoli, Massimo

“…Interictal and ictal discharges are recorded from limbic structures in temporal lobe epilepsy patients. In clinical practice, interictal spikes are used to…”
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Initiation of electrographic seizures by neuronal networks in entorhinal and perirhinal cortices in vitro by de Guzman, P, D'antuono, M, Avoli, M

“…The hippocampus is often considered to play a major role in the pathophysiology of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. However, emerging clinical and experimental…”
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Reduced GABAB receptor subunit expression and paired-pulse depression in a genetic model of absence seizures by Merlo, D, Mollinari, C, Inaba, Y, Cardinale, A, Rinaldi, A.M, D’Antuono, M, D’Arcangelo, G, Tancredi, V, Ragsdale, D, Avoli, M

“…Abstract Neocortical networks play a major role in the genesis of generalized spike-and-wave (SW) discharges associated with absence seizures in humans and in…”
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Voltage-gated sodium channels as therapeutic targets in epilepsy and other neurological disorders by Mantegazza, Massimo, PhD, Curia, Giulia, PhD, Biagini, Giuseppe, MD, Ragsdale, David S, PhD, Avoli, Massimo, MD

“…Summary Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) are key mediators of intrinsic neuronal and muscle excitability. Abnormal VGSC activity is central to the…”
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Involvement of cholinergic and gabaergic systems in the fragile X knockout mice by D’Antuono, M., Merlo, D., Avoli, M.

“…Fragile X syndrome is an inherited cause of mental retardation. We used extra- and intracellular recordings in brain slices obtained from wild type and fragile…”
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Synaptic hyperexcitability of deep layer neocortical cells in a genetic model of absence seizures by D'Antuono, M., Inaba, Y., Biagini, G., D'Arcangelo, G., Tancredi, V., Avoli, M.

“…We used sharp‐electrode, intracellular recordings in an in vitro brain slice preparation to study the excitability of neocortical neurons located in the deep…”
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Epileptiform activity induced by pilocarpine in the rat hippocampal-entorhinal slice preparation by Nagao, T., Alonso, A., Avoli, M.

“…An in vitro slice preparation of combined hippocampus and entorhinal cortex from adult rats was used to study the modalities of generation and propagation, as…”
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Involvement of amygdala networks in epileptiform synchronization in vitro by Benini, R., D'Antuono, M., Pralong, E., Avoli, M.

“…We used field potential and intracellular recordings in rat brain slices that included the hippocampus, a portion of the basolateral/lateral nuclei of the…”
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Physiology and pharmacology of epileptiform activity induced by 4-aminopyridine in rat hippocampal slices by Perreault, P, Avoli, M

“…1. Conventional intracellular and extracellular recording techniques were used to investigate the physiology and pharmacology of epileptiform bursts induced by…”
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Cortical dysplasia : An immunocytochemical study of three patients by SPREAFICO, R, BATTAGLIA, G, AVOLI, M, ARCELLI, P, ANDERMANN, F, DUBEAU, F, PALMINI, A, OLIVIER, A, VILLEMURE, J.-G, TAMPIERI, D, AVANZINI, G

“…Human cortical dysplastic lesions are frequently associated with severe partial epilepsies. We report an immunocytochemical investigation on cortical tissue…”
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Periodic oscillatory activity in parahippocampal slices maintained in vitro by Kano, T., Inaba, Y., Avoli, M.

“…Brain slices maintained in vitro have been extensively used for studying neuronal synchronization. However, the validity of this approach may be questioned…”
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Antiepileptic drugs and muscarinic receptor-dependent excitation in the rat subiculum by D'Antuono, M., Kawasaki, H., Palmieri, C., Curia, G., Biagini, G., Avoli, M.

“…Field and intracellular recordings were made in an in vitro slice preparation to establish whether the antiepileptic drugs topiramate and lamotrigine modulate…”
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