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Neonatal isolation in rats increases epileptogenesis with early life status epilepticus and behavioral seizures with high hippocampal T2 signal on MRI and loss of hippocampal NeuN-immunoreactive (NeuN-IR) cells. An NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 ameliorates these brain injuries.
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Editor's Focus. Pediatr Res 66, A5 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181bd98d8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181bd98d8