The system of assessment of the severity of ultrasound epilepsy in rats

Authors

  • R.A. Kopaladze Federal State Budgetary Institution «Institute of general pathology and pathophysiology» of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences: 125315 Moscow, Baltijskaya 8, Russia

Keywords:

ultrasound-induced epilepsy, rats, the severity of the seizure, convulsive seizure, 9-points scale, carbamazepine

Abstract

The method of induction of epileptic reactions in rats by ultrasound (24.3 kHz; 116dB) and the system of severity estimation of epileptic reaction was developed. Ultrasound — frequency above 20 kHz — absolutely silent for a person, may cause epileptic reaction in 3—9% of the rats. The possibility of using ultrasound — induced epilepsy in rats to evaluate anticonvulsant activity of drugs it is shown

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Published

12-08-2013

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Methods

How to Cite

Kopaladze R. The system of assessment of the severity of ultrasound epilepsy in rats. Patologicheskaya Fiziologiya i Eksperimental’naya Terapiya (Pathological physiology and experimental therapy). 2013; 57(3): 87–92. Accessed June 29, 2026 https://pfiet.ru/article/view/5316

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