The Pilocarpine Model of Epilepsy in Mice
- 1 October 1996
- Vol. 37 (10), 1015-1019
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00541.x
Abstract
Summary: Purpose: To characterize the acute and chronic behavioral, electrographic and histologic effects of sustained seizures induced by pilocarpine in mice. Methods: After status epilepticus, the surviving animals were continuously monitored for 24 h/day for 120 days. The brains were processed by using neo-Timm and Nissl stains. Results: The first spontaneous seizures occurred between 4 and 42 days after status epilepticus. The mean “seizure-silent period” lasted for 14.4 ± 11.9 days. During the chronic phase, recurrent spontaneous seizures were observed 1–5 times per animal per week and were associated with sprouting in the supragranular layer of the dentate gyrus. Conclusions: Structural brain damage promoted by pilocar-pine-induced status epilepticus may underlie or be associated with recurrent spontaneous seizures in mice.Keywords
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