| Literature DB >> 29288644 |
Kathryn A Salvati1, Mark P Beenhakker2.
Abstract
Voluntary hyperventilation triggers seizures in the vast majority of people with absence epilepsy. The mechanisms that underlie this phenomenon remain unknown. Herein, we review observations - many made long ago - that provide insight into the relationship between breathing and absence seizures.Entities:
Keywords: Circuit; Epilepsy; Respiration; Seizure; Thalamus; pH
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29288644 PMCID: PMC6546426 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.12.037
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252